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

Set thee up way marks ... —It will be noted that the figure is changed, and that instead of “Ephraim, the dear son,” we have Israe…

Therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD. Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps:…

He describes what mercy would do: namely, that God would eventually restore the captives and bring them back from exile to their own country. Howev…

Set you up way marks, make you high heaps
Of stones, raised up as pillars, or like pyramids; or upright, as palm trees, which …

The way from the bondage of sin to the liberty of God's children is a highway. It is plain and safe, yet none are likely to walk in it unless they …

v.21a
Here, instruction is given to the penitent: establish for yourself a watchtower (speculam), so that yo…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes