Jeremiah 16:19

“O Lord, my strength and my fortress, etc.] These are the words of the prophet, rising out of the temptation which beset him; casting off his impatience, diffidence, and unbelief; calling upon God, and exercising faith in him; having received the promise of the restoration of his people to their land, and a view of the future conversion of the Gentiles; which were a means of recovering his spiritual strength, of invigorating grace in him, and of encouraging him to exercise it in a lively manner; to go on in his duty constantly, and to bear affliction cheerfully and patiently; “strength” to do which he had from the Lord; and to whom he ascribes it; and whom he calls his “fortress”, or strong…”

“The result of God's judgments on the Jews will be that both the Jews when restored, and the Gentiles who have witnessed those judgments, shall renounce idolatry for the worship of Jehovah. Fulfilled partly at the return from Babylon, after which the Jews entirely renounced idols, and many proselytes were gathered in from the Gentiles, but not to be realized in its fulness till the final restoration of Israel (Isa. 2:1-17).”

“16:19-20 Jeremiah responded by worshiping the Lord for his protection in times of trouble and his provision of salvation for people from around the world.”

“my strength: Jer 17:17; Psa 18:1, Psa 18:2, Psa 19:14, Psa 27:5, Psa 46:1, Psa 46:7, Psa 46:11, Psa 62:2, Psa 62:7, Psa 91:1, Psa 91:2, Psa 144:1, Psa 144:2; Pro 18:10; Isa 25:4, Isa 32:2; Eze 11:16; Nah 1:7; Hab 3:19 Gentiles: Jer 3:16, Jer 3:17; Psa 22:27-30, Psa 67:2-7, Psa 68:31, Psa 72:8-12, Psa 86:9; Isa 2:2, Isa 2:3; Isa 11:9, Isa 11:10, Isa 49:6, Isa 60:1-3, Isa 62:2; Mic 4:1, Mic 4:2; Zac 2:11, Zac 8:20-23; Mal 1:11; Rev 7:9-11, Rev 11:15 Surely: Jer 3:23, Jer 10:14, Jer 10:15; Hab 2:18, Hab 2:19; Pe1 1:18 wherein: Jer 2:11, Jer 10:5; Isa 44:10 Jeremiah 16:20”