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Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 30:22

Ye shall be my people - The old covenant shall be renewed. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 30:23

The whirlwind of the Lord - A grievous tempest of desolation, - Shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked - On Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldeans. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 30:24

In the latter days ye shall consider it - By the latter days the Gospel dispensation is generally meant; and that restoration which is the principal topic in this and the succeeding chapter refers to this time. Had the Jews properly considered this subject, they would long ere this have been brought into the liberty of the Gospel, and saved from the maledictions under which they now groan. Why do not the Jews read their own prophets more conscientiously? read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 30:19

Verse 19 The Prophet confirms what he had said. We have stated that the Jews, while any hope remained for them, were perverse towards God, but that, after they were brought to extremities, they became extremely dejected; for they lost all hope as to their state, and became so desponding that they would receive no consolation. It was not therefore enough, slightly, or in a few words, to promise them restoration; it was necessary that the promise should be repeatedly confirmed. This then is now... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 30:20

Verse 20 This abundance of words which the Prophet employs is by no means useless; for we ought always to remember how hard were their temptations when no token of God’s favor appeared for seventy years. It was hence necessary to sustain minds overwhelmed with evils by many supports, so that they might not wholly faint; and he adds promises to promises, that the Jews might see as it were a spark of light from the deep abyss. And hence, also, we may gather a useful admonition: Though the Lord... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 30:21

Verse 21 The Prophet, no doubt, explains here more at large what he had said of the restoration of the Church; for we know that the Jews had been so taught, that they were to place their whole confidence as to their salvation on David, that is, on the king whom God had set over them. Then the happiness and safety of the Church was always founded on the king; he being taken away, it was all over with the Church, as the Anointed is said to be the Lord, in whose spirit is our spirit. (Lamentations... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 30:22

Verse 22 As this verse and what occurs in the first verse of the next chapter are materially the same, they shall be both explained here. God then says that the Jews would become a people to him, and that he would become a God to them. This mode of speaking is what we meet with everywhere in the Prophets; and it is very expressive, and includes the whole of true happiness. For when have we life, except when we become the people of God? We ought also to bear in mind that saying of the Psalmist, ... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 30:23

Verse 23 The Prophet seems to speak abruptly; for nothing could be more delightful than the promise that God gives, that he would be a Father to the people; but he immediately adds, that there would arise an involving whirlwind, which would abide on the head of the wicked. These things, at the first view, seem not to harmonize. But the latter sentence may be applied to the heathens, or to any of the enemies of the Church; for whenever God appears as the Savior of his people, his vengeance goes... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 30:24

Verse 24 He confirms the last sentence, and compares the wrath or the vengeance of God to a messenger or a minister, who is sent to carry a message, or to perform what has been commanded him. Of God’s word, that is, of his threatenings as well as of his promises, Isaiah speaks thus, “My word shall not return to me void.” (Isaiah 55:11) The meaning is, that whatever God promises or threatens, is never without its effect. But they wrongly understand the passage who say that the word of God... read more

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