2And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
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That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-2)When God called to backsliding Israel to return (Jer. 3:22) they immediately answered, Lord, we return ; now God here takes notice of their answer, and, by way of reply to it, I. He directs them how to pursue their good resolutions: “Dost thou say, I will return ?” 1. “Then thou must return unto me ; make a thorough work of it. Do not only turn from thy idolatries, but return to the instituted wor…
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