Jeremiah 31:23
Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, Again, shall they say this word, in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I cause their captivity to return, Yahweh, bless thee, Thou home of righteousness! Thou mountain of holiness!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Psalms 28:9Oh save thy people, and bless thine inheritance, Tend them also, and carry them, Unto times age-abiding.
Psalms 87:1His foundation, is in the holy mountains:
Psalms 128:5Yahweh will bless thee, out of Zion,—and behold thou the welfare of Jerusalem, all the days of thy life!
Psalms 134:3May Yahweh, bless thee, out of Zion, even he that made heaven and earth.
Isaiah 1:26That I may restore thy Judges as at the first, and thy Counsellors as at the beginning,—After that, shalt thou be called Righteous citadel, Trusty city,—
Isaiah 32:16Then shall, justice inhabit, the wilderness, And righteousness, in the garden-land, shall abide;
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 →