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A Promise of Restoration
Commentators explain that God is speaking directly to the grief of Israel, personified by Rachel weeping for her exiled children. The promise is that their sorrow and suffering ('thy work') will not be in vain. God will bring a 'reward' by graciously restoring His people from 'the land of the enemy'—a direct reference to their return from captivity in Assyria and Babylon. This is a powerful assurance that national despair is not the final word.
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Jeremiah
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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 31:16
19th Century
Bishop
Your work shall be rewarded, says the Lord. —Literally, there-shall be a reward for your work. The words are a r…
Charles Spurgeon
On Jeremiah 31:16–17
19th Century
Preacher
Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall …
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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 31:16
17th Century
Pastor
Thus says the Lord, refrain your voice from weeping, and
your eyes from tears Though sorro…
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…