Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.
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Gill's Exposition
Thus saith the Lord, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents,.... That is, the captives of Israel, the inhabitants of them; alluding to the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, dwelling in…
The prophet speaks of Judah as the type of the Church, with Immanuel as her king. Jer 30:18 tents - The word suggests that a considerable portion of the people were still nomads. The city ... the…
We have here further intimations of the favour God had in reserve for them after the days of their calamity were over. It is promised,
I. That the city and temple should be rebuilt, Jer 30:18. Jacob's…
Cambridge Bible
turn again the captivity See on Jer 29:14.
upon her own heap meaning the hill on which she had previously stood, on her old site. A hill was the usual position of the Eastern cities (Mat 5:14), as…
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