Jeremiah 31:23
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Still they will speak this word in the land of Judah, and in its cities, when I will convert their captivity: ‘May the Lord bless you, the beauty of justice, the holy mountain.’
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Psalms 28:9The voice of the Lord is preparing the stags, and he will reveal the dense woods. And in his temple, all will speak his glory.
Psalms 87:1A Canticle Psalm to the sons of Korah. Unto the end. For Mahalath, to answer the understanding of Heman the Ezrahite.
Psalms 128:5Let all those who hate Zion be confounded and turned backwards.
Psalms 134:3praise the Lord, for the Lord is good. Sing psalms to his name, for it is sweet.
Isaiah 1:26And I will restore your judges, so that they will be as before, and your counselors as in times long past. After this, you shall be called the City of the Just, the Faithful City.
Isaiah 32:16And judgment will live in solitude, and justice will be seated in a fruitful place.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:19-27
Ephraim's Repentance and Privilege; Encouragements to the Captives. ( b. c. 594.) 18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God. 19 Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. 20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant… Read the whole commentary →