Charles Spurgeon Commentary


Charles Spurgeon Commentary
"And they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow unto the goodness of Jehovah, to the grain, and to the new wine, and to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all." — Jeremiah 31:12 (ASV)
And their soul shall be as a watered garden;
What a delightful simile! It is of little use for the body to be fed unless the soul also is well nourished: Their soul shall be as a watered garden;
And sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd:
These are all temporal mercies, and it is a great blessing to see God's goodness in them. If God blesses common mercies, they are blessings indeed; but without his blessing they may become idols, and so may become curses.