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A Picture of National Grief
Commentators explain that Jeremiah uses a powerful literary device called 'personification.' He depicts the long-dead matriarch Rachel weeping from her grave. This isn't literal, but a poetic image representing the inconsolable sorrow of the nation of Israel over the loss of its people to exile and war. Her grief dramatizes the utter desolation of the land, setting the stage for God's promise of comfort.
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 31:15–22
18th Century
Theologian
The religious character of the restoration of the ten tribes. Chastisement brought repentance, and with it forgiveness; therefore God decrees their…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 31:15
19th Century
Bishop
A voice was heard in Ramah. — The sharp contrast between this and the exulting joy of the previous verse shows that we ar…
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 31:15
19th Century
Preacher
Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for he…
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John Calvin
On Jeremiah 31:15–16
16th Century
Theologian
Here, in the first place, the Prophet describes the desolation of the land when deprived of all its inhabitants. In the second place, he adds a com…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 31:15
17th Century
Pastor
Thus says the Lord, a voice was heard in Ramah Which signifies a high place; hence the Targum paraphrases it, "in the hig…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 31:10–17
17th Century
Minister
He who scattered Israel knows where to find them. It is comforting to observe the goodness of the Lord in the gifts of providence.
But our s…