Jeremiah 31:28

“And it shall come to pass, [that] like as I have watched over them, etc.] In providence; looked upon them with an eye of vindictive justice; observed all their actions and motions; diligently attended to everything that passed, and took the first and most fitting opportunity: to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; which words, as they have an elegance and an agreeableness in their sound, in the original; so they are expressive of the utter overthrow of the city, temple, and nation of the Jews, and of the several troubles and calamities they should be afflicted with: so will I watch over them; be as careful and diligent, as intent, earnest, and…”

“(Jer 44:27). The same God who, as it were (in human language), was on the watch for all means to destroy, shall be as much on the watch for the means of their restoration.”

“The prophet shows that the happiness of Israel and Judah, united in one prosperous nation, will rest upon the consciousness that their chastisement has been the result of sins which they have themselves committed, and that God’s covenant depends not upon external sanctions, but upon a renewed heart. Jeremiah 31:27 So rapid shall be the increase that it shall seem as if children and young cattle sprang up out of the ground. Jeremiah 31:29, Jeremiah 31:30 A sour grape - Better, sour grapes. The idea that Jeremiah and Ezekiel (marginal reference) modified the terms of the second Commandment arises from a mistaken exegesis of their words. Compare Jeremiah 32:18; Deuteronomy 24:16. The obdurate…”

“31:28 The future refers to the return of the exiled people to the Promised Land, whom the Lord had promised to plant and build (see 1:10).”

“that like: Jer 44:27; Dan 9:14 to pluck: Jer 1:10, Jer 18:7-9, Jer 45:4 so: Jer 24:6, Jer 32:41; Psa 69:35, Psa 102:16, Psa 147:2; Ecc 3:2, Ecc 3:3; Dan 9:25; Amo 9:11; Act 15:16 Jeremiah 31:29”