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I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

I will go and return to My place - As the wild beast, when it has taken its prey, returns to its hiding place, so God, when He had fulfilled…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Tenderness blends with judgment, and insulted love bleeds and hopes. The image of the lion is dropped. Jehovah speaks of “His own place”—Heaven. He…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The word שחר, shicker, signifies the morning; hence the verb means “to seek early” or “to rise early,” as people do when they apply themse…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

I will go [and] return to my place Leave the countries of Israel and of Judah, where he has used to grant his gracious an…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The destruction of impenitent sinners is not mere talk, to frighten them; it is a sentence which will not be recalled. And it is a mercy that we ha…

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