Bible Commentary

Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me. 26. Words put in the mouth of the prophet himself, as they are not suitable either to God or to the exiles. The ecstatic state is here called “sleep,” and as the prophecy had been of so unusually cheering a character, that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 31:26”

For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. 25. sorrowful ] pining, virtually the same word as that rendered “sorrow” in Jer 31:12, where see note. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Sorrowful – Or, languishing Jer 31:12. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible I have … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 31:25”

And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they [that] go forth with flocks. 24. they that go about ] opposed to dwellers in fixed habitations, such as the inhabitants of the towns and husbandmen. Cp. Isa 30:23. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Go … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 31:24”

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, [and] mountain of holiness. 23. The Lord now turns from Israel (Ephraim) to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 31:23”

How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man. 22. How long wilt thou go hither and thither ] How long wilt thou hesitate to return? A sign follows, in order to induce Israel to complete her … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 31:22”

Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, [even] the way [which] thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities. 21. That the travellers should themselves be bidden to set up signposts has caused needless trouble to some commentators. Israel is bidden to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 31:21”

[Is] Ephraim my dear son? [is he] a pleasant child? for since I spoke against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD. 20. God is represented as the speaker. He asks Himself whether Ephraim is still beloved by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 31:20”

Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon [my] thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. 19. after that I was turned ] rather (see preceding note), after I turned. Ephraim turns, and his repentance is the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 31:19”

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus]; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed [to the yoke]: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou [art] the LORD my God. 18. The Lord declares that He has heard Ephraim confessing that his punishment was the just consequence … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 31:18”

And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border. And again here, where, by end, is meant the end of the seventy years, and the words are but a repetition of the promise of the return of the Jews out of the captivity of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 31:17”