12Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
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And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.
For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. …
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-17)The prophet, having taught those that had returned out of captivity to attribute their deliverance to the blood of the covenant and to the promise of the Messiah (for they were so wonderfully helped because that blessing was in them, was yet in the womb of their nation), now comes to encourage them with the prospect of a joyful and happy settlement, and of glorious times before them; and such a ha…
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