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For Jehovah will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the sojourner shall join himself with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob - That is, He will pity the captive Jews in Babylon. He will not abandon them, but will remember them,…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob ... —The words imply a foresight of the return of the Israelites from exile, and th…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

This promise had a measure of fulfillment when Israel was brought back from Babylon; and it is still true that, when God's people come to their wor…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob. The particle כי (ki), having various significations, we might take it as signifying <…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, will yet choose
Israel

While the Jews were i…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The whole plan of Divine Providence is arranged with a view to the good of the people of God. A settlement in the land of promise is of God's mercy…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

409. Her time is near at hand. In this part, he promises liberation to the Jews through the destruction of Babylon, which he threatened abov…

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