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
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
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 people return home (31:1-22)God has not forgotten any of his people who have been driven into a harsh existence in distant countries. Those of both the northern kingdom Israel and the southern kingdom Judah will share in the restoration to the land of their ancestors (31:1-3). They will be reunited in a land of renewed contentment and prosperity. They will join again in the national religious festivals at Jerusalem (4-6).The prophet pictures the joyous journey back to Palestine. Even the... read more
redeemed = liberated, or redeemed (by power). Hebrew. padah. See note on Exodus 13:13 . ransomed = redeemed (by blood) and avenged. Hebrew. ga'al. See note on Exodus 6:6 . stronger. See note on Psalms 35:10 . read more
flow together. Same word as in Jeremiah 51:44 .Isaiah 2:2 .Micah 4:1 . wine. Hebrew. tirosh. App-27 . soul. Hebrew. nephesh. read more
11. ransomed . . . from . . . hand of . . . stronger—No strength of the foe can prevent the Lord from delivering Jacob (Isaiah 49:24; Isaiah 49:25). read more
12. height of Zion— ( :-). flow—There shall be a conflux of worshippers to the temple on Zion (Isaiah 2:2; Micah 4:1). to the goodness of . . . Lord—(See Jeremiah 31:14). Beneficence, that is, to the Lord as the source of all good things (Hosea 3:5), to pray to Him and praise Him for these blessings of which He is the Fountainhead. watered garden— (Hosea 3:5- :). Not merely for a time, but continually full of holy comfort. not sorrow any more—referring to the Church triumphant, as well as to... read more
Israel’s homecoming 31:7-14 read more
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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