Jeremiah 31:1-3
1599 Geneva Bible
31 1 He rehearseth God’s benefits after their return from Babylon. 13 And the spiritual joy of the faithful in the Church.
1 At the [a]same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
2 Thus saith the Lord, The people which [b]escaped the sword, found grace in the wilderness: [c]he walketh before Israel to cause him to rest.
3 The Lord hath appeared unto me [d]of old, say they: [e]Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love, therefore with mercy I have drawn thee.
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- Jeremiah 31:1 When this noble governor shall come, meaning, Christ, not only Judah, and Israel, but the rest of the world shall be called.
- Jeremiah 31:2 Which were delivered from the cruelty of Pharaoh.
- Jeremiah 31:2 To wit, God.
- Jeremiah 31:3 The people thus reason as though he were not so beneficial to them now, as he had been of old.
- Jeremiah 31:3 Thus the Lord answereth that his love is not changeable.
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