Commentary for Jeremiah 15:16
נִמְצְא֤וּ דְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙ וָאֹ֣כְלֵ֔ם וַיְהִ֤י דבריך [דְבָֽרְךָ֙] לִ֔י לְשָׂשׂ֖וֹן וּלְשִׂמְחַ֣ת לְבָבִ֑י כִּֽי־נִקְרָ֤א שִׁמְךָ֙ עָלַ֔י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י צְבָאֽוֹת׃ (ס)
Thy words were found, and I did eat them; And Thy words were unto me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart; Because Thy name was called on me, O LORD God of hosts.
Rashi on Jeremiah
Your words were found and I ate them eagerly at the beginning, and they were a joy for me, for I thought that now they would listen to me.
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Radak on Jeremiah
Found. When your words in my prophecy were found to accept you as willingly as a human being, this evening he told him and ate them:
2 Because your name is called Ali. In this I am very happy to be told by the Prophet of the Name and the other Prophets will read the Prophets of the Baal:
3 And so be your words. Write in the text and read your speech without a single language, as he said, and it should be written in detail and read in general:
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