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But to the land whereunto their soul longs to return, there shall they not return.
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The Pain of Unfulfilled Longing
Commentators explain that the Hebrew phrase for desire, 'to lift up their soul,' signifies more than a simple wish. It describes a deep, consuming, and poetic yearning for their homeland. This intense longing makes God's declaration that they will never return a particularly severe and poignant judgment.
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Jeremiah
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19th Century
Anglican
To which they desire to return. —The English expresses the sense, but lacks the poetic force, of the Hebrew, to which they lif…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet again changes the person, and yet not inelegantly, for he speaks here as one indignant. After addressing a few words to King Jeconiah, …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But to the land to which they desire to return Or, "lift up their soul to return" F3 : either by making s…
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Presbyterian
The Jewish state is described under a threefold character. Very haughty in a day of peace and safety. Very fearful at the alarm of trouble. Very mu…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Here the threat against Jekoniah is presented:
First, he threatens captivity.
Second, he threatens steril…
