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The Heart of True Return
Commentators explain that this verse describes more than a physical journey; it's a picture of genuine repentance. The people seek their God first, then their land. Their determination—asking the way with their 'faces thitherward'—shows a sincere and persevering desire to reconnect with God, providing a powerful model for any soul seeking to return to Him.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 50:5
18th Century
Theologian
Toward that place - Toward this place; the writer evidently was at Jerusalem.
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 50:5
19th Century
Bishop
They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward. —Literally, in this direction. The correction is no…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 50:5
16th Century
Theologian
He explains himself more fully: that they would ask those they met the way, that their faces would be towards Zion
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 50:5
17th Century
Pastor
They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, etc.] Either to Jerusalem, near to which Mount Zion was; or …
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 50:1–7
17th Century
Minister
The king of Babylon was kind to Jeremiah, yet the prophet must foretell the ruin of that kingdom. If our friends are God's enemies, we dare not spe…