Jeremiah 31:2
“Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Thus saith the Lord, the people which were left of the sword,.... Which were not consumed by the sword of Pharaoh, who…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The people which were left of the sword - A promise of the restoration of the ten tribes to their land. The wilderness -…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 31:1-9
God here assures his people,
I. That he will again take them into a covenant relation to himself, from which they seemed…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Gi., Du. and Co. agree in considering Jer 31:1-6 as, in their main substance, a genuine and early utterance of Jeremiah.…
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