Verse 5. Before I formed thee]
I had destined thee to the prophetic office before thou wert born: I had formed
my plan, and appointed thee to be my envoy to this people. St. Paul speaks of
his own call to preach the Gospel to
the Gentiles in similar terms, Gal. 1:15, 16. (Adam Clarke, The Holy Bible with a Commentary and
Critical Notes, 6 vols. [Bellingham, Wash.: Faithlife Corporation, 2014], 4:255)
