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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat and for wine and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance both young men and old...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together,.... Not any particular virgin, but all virgins, as Kimchi interprets it. The Targum is, "then shall the congregation of Israel rejoice as in dances;'' it may very well be understood of the church of Christ, espoused to him as a chaste virgin, and of her spiritual joy in...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness,.... Meaning either the ministers of the Gospel, who should not only be liberally provided for as to their maintenance, which is too low a sense; but filled with spiritual good things, with the doctrines of the Gospel, and a comfortable experience of them, that they may be able to feed others...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD. What a delightful promise this is! Listen to it and carry it home, all of you who are truly the Lord’s people.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Thus saith the Lord, a voice was heard in Ramah,.... Which signifies a high place; hence the Targum paraphrases it, "in the high place of the world;'' and so the Vulgate Latin version, "in a high place;'' but it is here the proper name of a place, of a city in the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 18:25; and this voice heard was not a voice of joy and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. There is here a prophetic allusion to the massacre of the infants by Herod at the time of the birth of our Lord. It was a time of sorrow indeed.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tear: for thy work shall be rewarded saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Thus saith the Lord, refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears,.... Though sorrow on such an occasion may be lawfully indulged, yet it ought to be moderated; and attention should be given to those things which may serve to relieve under it, and especially when they come from the Lord himself; then a stop is to be put to the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD: and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD that thy children shall come again to their own border. As Rachel is represented as weeping for her children, so is she...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord,.... Or, "hope for thy posterity" (r); for their children that had been massacred, that these should rise again, and enjoy a blessed immortality, as the next clause seems to explain and confirm it: that thy children shall come again to their own border: either to the border of the land of Israel, as...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border. There is another sorrow, — a deeper sorrow than grief over children, that is, sorrow for sin: —
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus],.... Not Ephraim in person; though, as he was a very affectionate and tenderhearted man, as appears from 1 Chronicles 7:22; he is with like propriety introduced, as Rachel before; but Ephraim intends Israel, or the ten tribes, and even all the people of the Jews; and the prophecy seems to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; There is never a penitent in this world bemoaning himself without God hearing him. Do not think that a single penitential cry ever rises unheeded from a contrite heart. That cannot be; God has a quick ear for the cries of penitents. Jer_31:18. Thou hast chastened me, and I was chastened, as a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, — And there was an end of it, — Jer_31:18. As a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: Since thy chastisements have been of little service to me, lay thine hand upon me: —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God. Surely after that I was turned, I repented; Repentance is a turning from sin unto the Lord.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; What a wonderfully expressive word that word “bemoaning” is!
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou hast chastised me and I was chastised as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God. Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. Hear what the Lord...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; — It is God who is here speaking. There is never a moan, or a sob, or a cry,or a sigh, but God hears it. The Lord is very quick of hearing for the sorrows of penitent sinners; there is no mistake about this matter, for he says, “I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; “ — Jer_31:18....