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The complete fulfillment of this prophecy belongs to the Christian Church. There is a close analogy between Jeremiah at the first destruction of Je…

I will give them an heart to know me ... —Of this also the history of the return gives at least a partial proof. Whatever…

Here the main benefit is added: God would not only restore the captives, so they could dwell in the land of promise, but would also change them inw…

And I will give them an heart to know me, that I [am] the
Lord
God, gracious and merc…

Good and bad figs represent the Jews in captivity, and those who remain in their own land.
The prophet saw two baskets of figs set before the…

Here, the separation of the wicked princes from the good is spoken of through a simile.
First is the explanation of the …
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes