But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
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Gill's Exposition
But Judah shall dwell for ever,.... The converted Jews shall dwell in their own land for ever, to the end of the, world and never more be carried captive, Eze 37:25; and the true professing people of…
Barnes' Notes
Judah shall dwell for ever - Not earthly Judah, nor earthly Jerusalem, for these must come to an end, together with the earth itself, of whose end the prophets well knew. It is then the one people of…
These promises with which this prophecy concludes have their accomplishments in part in the kingdom of grace, and the comforts and graces of all the faithful subjects of that kingdom, but will have…
Cambridge Bible
The prophet, continuing the thought of Joe 3:3, reverts again to the future lot of Judah.
shall sit for ever i.e. remain inhabited. A city, or country, when it continues to flourish and be inhabited,…