Jeremiah 32:41

“Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, etc.] His covenant people, to whom he gives one heart and one way, and who have his fear implanted in them, and shall never depart from him, but persevere to the end: these he loves with a love of complacency and delight; he rejoices over them, not as considered in themselves, but as in Christ; he rejoices over them, as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride; and which does not merely lie in expression, but appears in fact; he does them good, and with the utmost joy and pleasure; he delights in showing mercy to them, beautifies them with salvation, and takes pleasure in their prosperity; he has taken up good thoughts and resolutions concerning…”

“rejoice over them-- (Deu 30:9; Isa 62:5; Isa 65:19; Zep 3:17). plant . . . assuredly--rather, "in stability," that is, permanently, for ever (Jer 24:6; Amo 9:15).”

“The answer is divided into two parts; (a) Jeremiah 32:26-35, the sins of Judah are shown to be the cause of her punishment: (b) Jeremiah 32:36-44, this punishment was not for Judah’s destruction, but for her amendment. Jeremiah 32:28 I will give - Or, I am giving. Jeremiah 32:30 From their youth - God’s mighty deeds for Israel began in Egypt Jeremiah 32:20, and so did Israel’s sin. Jeremiah 32:34, Jeremiah 32:35 These verses are repeated from Jeremiah 7:30-31, but with two important variations. Baal is put for Tophet, and to Molech instead of in the fire. Molech the king and Baal the lord are different names of the sun-god, but in altered relations. Molech is the sun as the mighty fire,…”

“32:41 find joy: The Lord’s anger at seeing his people worship sex-idols and his grief in punishing them for breaching the old covenant would be gone. No longer would he uproot them (1:10); instead, it would be his delight to replant them.”

“I: Deu 30:9; Isa 62:5, Isa 65:19; Zep 3:17 and I: Jer 18:9, Jer 24:6, Jer 31:28; Amo 9:15 assuredly: Heb. in truth, or stability, Hos 2:19, Hos 2:20 Jeremiah 32:42”