The religious character of the restoration of the ten tribes. Chastisement brought repentance, and with it forgivene ; therefore God decrees their …

And there is hope in thine end ... —Better, There is hope for your future. The words are the same as in Jeremiah…

Thus says the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her …

He indeed explains in a few words, but with sufficient plainness, what he had said. We must always bear in mind the order which I have pointed out—…

And there is hope in your end, says the Lord
Or, "hope for your posterity" ^F18 ; for their children that …

He who scattered Israel knows where to find them. It is comforting to observe the goodness of the Lord in the gifts of providence.

1. Here the consolation of the nations is given.