23. Behold * the whirlwind of the LORD goeth * Chap: forth with tury 7, a+ continuing whirlwind /, it ſhall mg EN Os | fall with pain upon the Head of the Wicked r. re a 7 The Vengeance of God compared to a Whirlwind, tor the —_—_ ſuddennels of ir, and becauſe it ſhould encompaſs them to tnelr | th va ruine, 4 terrible Whirlwind, { Or, a continuing Whirling, not Tolle iy ludden blaſt of Wind that ſhall preſently go over, but a Venge-
ance that ſhall adide. 2 The miſerable Eftes of which, in de- {troying ſhall be either upon the Heathen, or upon the wicked
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24 The fierce anger of the LORD ſhall not re- turn, until he have done #7, and until he have per- tormed the intents of his Heart «: in the latter days ye ſhall conſider it w.
u He expoundet!1 in theſe Words the continving Whirlwind, {poken of, Verſe 2 3. and withal lets them know, that what the fal(6 Prophets ſaid of a tpeedy return out of Babylon of thoſe already there, or of the nor going of thoſe which as yet were ir Fudea was all but talſhood ; for the Lord was angry, and was reſoived to fu!- fil the purpoſe of his Heart in puniſhing them. w And though ac preſent they would ndt conſider, nor believe it, yet afterward, when they ſhould ſee things come to paſs according as he had faid, then they ſhould confider what he had told them.
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19 And * out of them ſhall proceed Thankſgi- ving 7, and the Voice of them that make merry o,and I will nwltiply them, and they ſhall not be few p ;| I will alſo glorifie them, and they ſhall not be
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2 Thankfgiving to God, as Chap, 17. 26. either Thank-Offer- ings, Lev. 7. 12, 13. or vocal Thanſgivings. o Either in a reli- gious Sence, or ina civil Sence: If it be taken in the former it fig- nifieth their Mirth at their Religious Feſtivals, of which we read much in Scripture, Pſal. 42.4. and 118. 15,0%. ifin thelatter, it figniſieth their happy and joyful ſtate after their Reſtauration. Though they be diminiſhed in the Captivity, yet I will return to them in my wonted Providence, and multiply them according to my Promiſe to Abraham, fo as they ſhall be for Number many. q And as to their Quality 1t ſhall be honourablez though during thoſe 70 Years they ſhall be a People of mean, or no Reputation, yet after that time they ſhall recoyer their ancient Reputation, and apain be a People great for Honour and Glory.
20 Their Children alſo ſhall be as aforetime, and their congregation ſhall be eſtabliſhed before me /.,
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r Their Poſterity alſo ſhall be as happy, and inas much repute, as they were before this carrying into Babylon, f Their Church, or the Body of the People of the Fews, ſhall from Generation to Generation be eſtabliſhed. rt And though in thoſe times there will be ſome that will oppreſs them, yet they ſhall nor eſcape my Vengeance that do it, for 1 will protect and defend them.
z1 And their Nobles ſhall be of themſelves, and their Governour ſhall proceed from the midſt of them x, and I will cauſe him to draw near, and he ſhall approach unto me 0; for who z- this that en- gaged his Heart to approach unto me ? faith the
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CHAP. XXXI.
The Reſt auration of Iſrael publiſhed, I, =— 74 Rachel mourne ing is comforted, 15, —— 17. Ephraim repenting is brought home, 18, ——— zI. Chrift promiſed, 22, 26. His Care over the Church, 27, —— 30. His New Covenant, 31, — 34. The Stability and Enlargement of the Church, 3 5, — 40.
I T the ſame time, ſaith the LORD, will I be the God of all the Families of Iſrael,and they ſhall be my People 4-
2 When the Lord's Anger fhall turn, he having performed all the thoughts of his heart upon the wicked Iſraelites, he will de- clare himſelf not unmiadful ol the Covenant which he made with Abraham. and his Seed, but will be their God, and they ſhall be the People of his Favour whom he will protect and bleſs. Ic is uncertain whether 7ſraet here is to be taken in a more large ſence as it ſignifieth the whole Twelve Tribes, or only Fudah, being tha: part of Iſrael which was before ſpoken of.
2 Thus ſaith the LORD, The People which were left of the ſword, found grace in the wilderneſs ; ever
Iſrael, when I weat tc cauſe him to relt 6.
b God confirmeth the atore-me1iitioned Promiſes, and his Peo- ples hope and faith in chem, by minding them of what he had an- ciently done for ti.is very people. Though God did in the Journey which the 1/raelrtes nad from Egypt to Canaan, cut off many of them by the Sword for their Iniquittes, fome by the Amalekiter, Exod. 17. 8. ſome by the Swords of their Brethren for the Idola- try they commitced about the Golden Calf, Exod. 32. 28. yet, thoſe that ſur vived that, and other Judgments, found favour in God's Eyes, while they were going to Canaan the Land of Reſt, or while God going before them, broughtthem into Canaan. God parallelleth his future Providences, and gracious Purpoſes with his paſt gracious Providences.
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u This Promiſe was made good in Zorobabel, and other Go- vernours of the Fews after their return out of Captivity, till they came to-be ſubdued by the Romans. Some reſtrain this unto Chriſt, and make it a Prophecy of Chriſt, being born of the Few. iſp Nation : It is he they ſay that was meant by David, Perſe 9. and 1t 1s not improbable that the ſence of the Text may reach unto Chriſt, but it ſeems literally to be underſtood of Zorobabel, and to be oppoſed to ſtrangers ruling over them, which was no ſma]] piece of their Calamity, while they were in Captivity. o That is, he ſhall ferve me, and I will fayour him, or this People ſhall, ſerve me,anJI will tavour them, and not be as one at diſtance, or far off tromthem. Some underſtand this of the Civil Governour that ſhould be after the Captivity, ſome underſtand it of the Peo- ple, ſome underſtand it of Chriſt ; thoſe that underſtand it of the Governour,make it to ſignihe the ſpecial Favour that a Governour ſhould be in with God, and his Religion. Thoſe that underſtand it of the People, make it to fignifie the Religion of the People,
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3 The LORD hath appeared -Fof old unto me, 4 1,5; ſaying ce, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlaſting from afar! love 4, therefore with loving kindaeſs have ||I drawny or, x
thee e. have ex- c The word, ſaying, being not in the original, hath given advan- #ended 1o-