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God Hears Every Cry
Commentators emphasize the certainty in the phrase "I have surely heard." God is not distant or indifferent; He is intimately attentive to the cries and moans of a repentant heart. Scholars like Spurgeon and Gill note that no penitential sigh goes unheard, offering profound comfort that God hears our sorrows and responds with sympathy.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Theologian
The religious character of the restoration of the ten tribes. Chastisement brought repentance, and with it forgiveness; therefore God decrees their…
19th Century
Bishop
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself.—The prophet's thoughts still dwell on the exiles of the northern kingdom. …
19th Century
Preacher
You have chastened me, and I was chastened, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke:
"I bore the chastisement, but derived no benefit…
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16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet here speaks more distinctly of a blessed outcome and shows that the punishment—by which God had already chastised the people and by whi…
17th Century
Pastor
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus]
Not Ephraim in person; though, as he was a very affectionate an…