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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they shall not sorrow any more at all. Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, God will give the spiritual leaders of his people enough and more...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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: —
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....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Surety after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, 1 smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. Are there any here recollecting the past with terror, and lamenting before God because of their sins? Then hear what God says. He seems to echo the voice of Ephraim....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: In very grief of heart, as if I could not smite myself enough for having sinned. Jer_31:19. I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. Now when a man talks like that, how does God speak?
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. ‘When a man has “sown his wild oats,” and God in mercy helps him to come back from such a dreadful field as that, he recollects what he has been, and he is ashamed of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? You might expect the answer to be, “No, he has lost the rights of childhood; he has been unpleasant and provoking to God, “ yet God does not give such an answer as that to his own questions, but he says:- Jer_31:20. For since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still; Notwithstanding...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: “Not only do I remember him, but ‘I do earnestly remember him still.’ “ Jer_31:20. Therefore my bowels are troubled for him; “I cannot bear to see his misery.” Jer_31:20. I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD. Oh, what...