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For I have satiated the weary soul, and every sorrowful soul have I replenished.
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A Foretaste of the Gospel
Commentators see this verse as a clear anticipation of Jesus's own words. The promise to 'satiate the weary soul' directly echoes Christ's invitation in Matthew 11:28 to give rest to the weary. It also foreshadows the Beatitude in Matthew 5:6, where those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are promised to be filled. This Old Testament promise finds its ultimate fulfillment in the rest and satisfaction offered through Jesus.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Sorrowful – Or, languishing (Jeremiah 31:12).
19th Century
Anglican
I have satiated the weary soul ... —Here again we note an instance of an anticipation of the thought, almost of the very …
Baptist
And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.
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16th Century
Protestant
By this verse he removes every doubt, so that no one would reject what he had promised concerning the restoration of the people, because the Jews a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For I have satiated the weary soul As sinners are at first awakenings and convictions; when sin is made exceeding si…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here is the consolation provided for the two tribes in particular:
First is the joyful announcement, because He announces the holi…