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Jeremiah 31:7-14

The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 31:7-14

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

The restoration of Israel; its blessedness and joyousness.

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commentaryMatthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:1-9God assures his people that he will again take them into covenant relation to himself. When brought very low, and difficulties appear, it is good to remember that it has been so with the church formerly. But it is hard…Matthew HenrycommentaryPromises to Israel; Joyful Return from Captivity. (b. c. 594.)PROMISES TO ISRAEL; JOYFUL RETURN FROM CAPTIVITY. (B. C. 594.) God here assures his people, I. That he will again take them into a covenant relation to himself, from which they seemed to be cut off. At the same time, wh…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 31:1-9The restoration of Israel. To cheer the hearts of the exiles, to lift up the despondent, and to vindicate the faithfulness of God, is the intent of this and the many other predictions concerning the restoration of Israe…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 31:1-40EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 31:7Sing with gladness, etc. It is not stated who are addressed; but we may doubtless understand, from Isaiah 66:10, "all ye who love him," whether Jews or Gentiles. The latter, too, are interested in the restoration of Isr…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 31:8The weakest among the Israelites will share the blessings with the strongest, even the blind and the lame (comp. Isaiah 33:23, "The lame take the prey"). Elsewhere we are told that, in the Messianic age, "the eyes of th…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 31:9With weeping; i.e. with a joy dashed with sorrow at the thought of the sin which has rendered such an interposition necessary (comp. Jeremiah 31:18). Cause them to walk by the rivers of waters. The reference here is pri…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:10-17He that scattered Israel, knows where to find them. It is comfortable to observe the goodness of the Lord in the gifts of providence. But our souls are never valuable as gardens, unless watered with the dews of God's Sp…Matthew Henry