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They shall come with weeping; and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way wherein they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Weeping - For joy, not for sorrow.

Supplications - The conviction that God is guiding them encourages them to pray.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

They shall come with weeping ... —The present version agrees with the Hebrew punctuation, but a slight change would give,…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God. For thu…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet still pursues the same subject, but he adds that though they went with weeping into exile, this would be no impediment to God restoring…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

They shall come with weeping
For joy, as Kimchi and Ben Melech observe; of which there are instances, ([Reference Ge…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God assures His people that He will again take them into a covenant relationship with Himself. When brought very low and difficulties appear, it is…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here, the prophet discusses the order of operation, and concerning this, there are three points.

  1. He urges them to exultation with …

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