20Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.
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And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go. …
Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:
And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 18-24)We have here further intimations of the favour God had in reserve for them after the days of their calamity were over. It is promised, I. That the city and temple should be rebuilt, Jer. 30:18. Jacob’s tents , and his dwelling places , felt the effects of the captivity , for they lay in ruins when the inhabitants were carried away captives; but, when they have returned, the habitations shall be re…
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