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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:10

The Scatterer the Gatherer. "He that scattered Israel," etc. It is possible that there should be a scattering which has no gathering. Not seldom we see men squandering every gift and blessing God has endowed them with—time, health, opportunities, friends, etc. And such scattering has often no gathering to follow it, save of the appropriate harvest of ruin whose seed has been so diligently sown. But there may be also a gathering which has never been preceded by any scattering. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:10

The Scatterer also the Gatherer. I. GOD AS THE SCATTERER . Seeing that the Scatterer becomes the Gatherer, it is evident that scattering is used to describe his action by a sort of accommodation. Outwardly it looks like scattering; but there is a spirit and a purpose and a regulative principle in the action which makes it to be really only a stage in a more complete gathering worthy of the name. It is, perhaps, worthy of note that there is in the Hebrew word something of the idea... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:10-14

The redemption of Israel a great and notable event. It is to be proclaimed as of universal import and consequence. The scattering of Israel may be alluded to in speaking of "the nations" and "the isles," or these may be addressed simply as onlookers of the mighty drama. What happens to God's people must concern the whole world. I. AS AN EXHIBITION OF DIVINE GRACE AND POWER . ( Jeremiah 31:10 , Jeremiah 31:11 .) 1 . It betokened the restoration of God's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:11

Strong, stronger, strongest. Israel, Babylon, God. Note— I. THE STRONG . Was not Israel so? Regarding Israel as including Judah and Jerusalem, how strong, even materially, was Israel! In her numbers, wealth, fortresses—especially Jerusalem, which was one of the most impregnable of all the cities of the world! in her privileges, memories, promised help of God! in her past prestige and influence! in her long traditions of freedom and greatness! and in much beside! But Israel may Be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:12

Shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord; i.e. the Ephraimites, after praising God on the holy hill, shall spread themselves over their own territory like an overflowing stream, and enjoy the "goodness" or good gifts of Jehovah—the corn (not simply the wheat), the wine, the oil, etc. (comp. Deuteronomy 8:8 ). Sorrow ; rather, languish. As Dr. Payne Smith well says, "It expresses the poverty and helplessness of exiles unable from homesickness and want of confidence to do... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:12-14

Praise waiting for God in Zion. I. THE PLACE OF PRAISE . To speak of Zion was to speak of the dwelling place of Jehovah. To sing in the height of Zion, therefore, was to sing, as it were, at the door of God's own house. While God ever visited idolatry with the severest punishments, he yet localized his presence by the sanctities connected with the ark. It was the holy of holies that made Zion a sacred place, and if the people were helped in praise and worship by assembling there,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 31:10

The isles - The coast land of the Mediterranean, used here to show that the most distant countries are to hear and marvel at Israel’s wonderful restoration. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 31:12

Omit together. The ten tribes are to flow like a river down from Zion’s height to their own land, there to reap the rich produce of their tillage. In Jerusalem they would be occupied with religious duties, but after these are rendered to God, they are to disperse each to his own fields.Sorrow - Rather, languish, pine. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 31:10-11

Jeremiah 31:10-11. Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, &c. This apostrophe, or turning to the heathen nations, was, as it were, the prelude of calling them to the knowledge of the true God. This calling of them was certainly never effected by the Jews in the way and to the degree it was by the apostles of Christ and their disciples, who gained thousands more to Christianity than ever the Jews did to Judaism. Here the prophet calls upon the Gentiles, not the Jews, to hear the word... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 31:12-14

Jeremiah 31:12-14. They shall sing in the height of Zion By the height of Zion is meant the temple, built upon a hill adjoining to mount Zion, and it is here to be taken metaphorically, as it frequently is in the writings of the prophets, for the church, which is compared, by Christ, to a city set on a hill, as being remarkable for the excellence of its laws and institutions, and the piety and virtue of its genuine members. And shall flow to the goodness of the Lord, &c. Spiritual... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:10-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:12-14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 31:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 31:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 31:10-11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 31:12-14

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