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Barnes' Notes on Jeremiah 31:2

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The people which were left of the sword - A promise of the restoration of the ten tribes to their land. The wilderness - Either the desert which lay between Assyria and Palestine; or more probably an allusion to the wilderness of Mount Sinai. Found grace ... rest - Rather, “shall certainly find grace; I will go to give Israel rest. return to 'Top of Page'
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