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and I will multiply on you man and animal; and they shall increase and be fruitful; and I will cause you to be inhabited after your former estate, and will do better [to you] than at your beginnings: and you shall know that I am Yahweh.
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A 'Better' Spiritual Future
All commentators agree that God's promise to do "better" for Israel than in their "beginnings" points beyond mere physical restoration. Since the post-exilic period was not as materially prosperous as the time of David and Solomon, scholars see this as a prophecy of the superior spiritual blessings found in the Messianic kingdom, which are far greater than any earthly wealth.
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19th Century
Anglican
Will multiply upon you.— The promises of abundant blessing in this verse, along with the previous and following ones, certainly re…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will multiply upon you man and beast Not only men, but beasts also, of which the mountains had been deprived, …
Presbyterian
Those who put contempt and reproach on God's people will have it turned back on themselves. God promises favour to his Israel. We have no reason to…
