John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 31:18 - 31:18

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 31:18 - 31:18


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Jer_31:18 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.

Ver. 18. I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself.] Heb., Hearing I have heard; his moans and laments have rung in mine ears. So Hos_14:8, "I have heard him, and observed him." This is God’s speech concerning the Christian Church of the Jews; for in this sermon we may easily observe a frequent change of persons, tanquam in opere dramatico, as in an interlude.



Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised,
] i.e., I was chastised to good purpose, taught my duty. {as Psa_94:12}



Turn thou me.] Give me the whole turn, that I be not as an untamed sturdy heifer, or as a cake half baked.