10For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.
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Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. …
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, …
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-10)The seasonable succour and relief which God sent to his captives in Babylon, when they had a discharge from their bondage there, are here foretold, as a type and figure of all those consolations of God which are treasured up for the church in general and all believers in particular, in the covenant of grace. I. Look back to former troubles, and in comparison with them God’s favours to his people a…
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