The Danger of Callousness

Herman Veldkamp's Commentary on Jeremiah 13: the conclusion of the thirteenth chapter, starting at verse 18, is an address to the king and queen-mother. Its tone is unusual. Royalty is generally favored with more flattering speech. Not many orators would be misled into using Jeremiah's address as a model for their own. A brief summary of his speech can be found in a quote from the New Testament: "he who does sin is a servant to sin."