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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 31:8

Verse 8 The Prophet again confirms the same truth, but with amplification. For this oracle is not only prefaced as having proceeded from God, but that the address might be more forcible, he introduces God himself as the speaker, Behold me restoring them from, the land of the north; for Babylon, as it is well known, was northward from Judea. And whenever the Prophets speak of the deliverance of the people, they ever name the north; as, also, when they threaten the people, they say that an army... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 31:9

Verse 9 The Prophet still pursues the same subject; but he adds, that though they went with weeping into exile, yet that would be no impediment, that God should not restore them again to their own country: for I take the beginning of this verse, in weeping shall they come, in an adversative sense. Some explain weeping as the effect of joy; for joy as well as grief sometimes brings tears. Some then think the meaning of the Prophet to be, that so great would be the joy on their return, that tears... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 31:10

Verse 10 The Prophet dwells at large on the redemption which was in the opinion of all incredible, especially as so many years had already elapsed; for it was the full extent of human life when the people had been buried, as it were, in their graves for seventy years. Then the length of time alone was sufficient to cut off every hope. No wonder then that our Prophet sets forth in a lofty strain the return of the people. Hence he exclaims, Hear, ye nations, the word of Jehovah And then, as by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:1-9

The 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 Israel. In a limited sense they were fulfilled by the restoration at the close of the Captivity; but the events of that period can hardly be said to have filled up the meaning of the emphatic language which the prophets were wont to employ. Hence it has been felt to be necessary... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:7

Sing 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 Israel, because Israel is as it were a "priest" or mediator for the other nations ( Isaiah 61:6 ). Among the chief of the nations; rather, because of the chief of the nations. Israel is called the "chief of the nations" (so, with a cognate word for "chief," in Amos 6:1 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:7-14

The restoration of Israel; its blessedness and joyousness. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:8

The 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 the blind shall see," and "the lame man shall leap as an hart" ( Isaiah 35:5 , Isaiah 35:6 ). Shall return thither; rather, hither; i.e. to Palestine, where Jeremiah writes this prophecy. The word for company is hahal, the proper word in the Pentateuch for the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:8-9

God the Gatherer of his people. I. WHENCE HE GATHERS THEM . The place is spoken of very indefinitely, not from any doubt as to its reality, but because it was largely a terra incognita. It was the land away in the northward direction, but what its extent or what its power for mischief there were but few who could guess. One thing, however, was possible to consider in the days of exile, when the north country had become a sad actual experience, namely, how Jeremiah had been sent... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:9

With 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 primarily to the homeward journey of the exiles, which shall be free from the trials of the first Exodus, but not exclusively (see on next verse). The question arises how this prediction is to be reconciled with facts. For, as Kimchi has remarked, we find no reference to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:10

The isles; i.e. the distant countries of the West (see on Jeremiah 2:10 ). So great an event as the restoration of the chosen people would be of worldwide importance. He that scattered Israel will gather him, etc. "The Israelites were the flock of Jehovah ( Psalms 77:20 ; Psalms 80:1 ), but during the Captivity a scattered and miserable flock. Jeremiah says that his eye 'shall run down with tears, because the flock of Jehovah is carried away captive' ( Jeremiah 13:17 ). The... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 31:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 31:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 31:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:7-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:8-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 31:10

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