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Jeremiah 31:27-30

The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 31:27-30

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

The physical side of the Messianic blessing. Its effect upon the heart of the pardoned sinners will be such that they will fully recognize the justice of the Divine judgments. There will no longer be any room for a certain favourite proverb; the death of a sinner will be universally acknowledged to be the reward of his personal sin (Keil).

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