A new heart.— Compare Ezekiel 11:18-20, where the same promise is given, although somewhat less fully than here. On the expression…

But I had pity for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, where they went. Therefore say to the house of Israe…

A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put
within you

Water is an emblem of the cleansing of our polluted souls from sin. But no water can do more than take away the filth of the flesh. Water seems in …