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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Jeremiah 31 This chapter is connected with the former, respects the same times, and is full of prophecies and promises of spiritual blessings; of the coming of Christ; of the multiplication of his people, and the increase of their joy; of the conversion of the Gentiles; of the covenant of grace; and of the stability of the saints. It begins with the principal promise of the...
John Gill
They shall come with weeping,.... For joy, as Kimchi and Ben Melech observe; of which there are instances, Genesis 29:11; so the Jews will come to Christ, and to the Gospel church, as well as into their own land, with joy that they have found the Messiah, and are brought under his government, and into the enjoyment of the privileges of the Gospel, and the possession of their own land; or with...
Matthew Henry
This chapter goes on with the good words and comfortable words which we had in the chapter before, for the encouragement of the captives, assuring them that God would in due time restore them or their children to their own land, and make them a great and happy nation again, especially by sending them the Messiah, in whose kingdom and grace many of these promises were to have their full...
Charles H. Spurgeon
They shall come with weeping,- Never mind the weeping so long as they do but come, and remember that there is no true faith without the tear of repentance in its eye: “ They shall come with weeping,”- Jer_31:9. And with supplications will I lead them: The way of prayer is the way home to God. Jer_31:9. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not...
Charles H. Spurgeon
For I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn. Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob. The secret of every other blessing is redemption. If God has redeemed he will save, depend upon it; the precious blood of Jesus shall...
Charles H. Spurgeon
For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God. For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel. Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of...
Charles H. Spurgeon
They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: Weeping and prayer go well together. There is no prayer like a wet prayer saturated with the tears of repentance. Jer_31:9. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of water in a straight way, — Hear this, ye mourners. God will supply your need with rivers of waters, and he will make you to walk in a straight way. Sometimes we...