Jeremiah commanded to not feast with others. And where is there a child of God who must not acknowledge himself to have been, at some time, of this number, however diligently he be serving God at this moment? Be thankful then to God who enables you so to live, Be fearful of any thing which may “grieve that Holy Spirit, by whom ye are sealed.” Watch against secret backslidings in their very first beginnings. "This is a reference to Baal. Behold, we come unto thee; the Targum represents this as what the Jews pretended always to say, and did say, in a hypocritical manner, with which they are upbraided, "lo, at all times ye say, we return to thy worship, save us;''. Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. I will not only remove your judgments, but your sins also shall be forgiven. heal — forgive (2 Chronicles 30:18, 2 Chronicles 30:20; Hosea 14:4). Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. "I will love you freely," and cause your broken bones to rejoice. Jeremiah 22 Commentary: In Jeremiah 22 we see a continuation of God’s addressing the king’s household that we saw started in our lesson in Jeremiah 21.Read more about the Last Five Kings of Judah here. Jeremiah 3:22. and pardon. idolatries, whereby you turned from me, and rebelled against me; I will take you into that state, as if you had never turned from me; I will make all whole again among you, and reconcile you to myself, Isaiah 57:18 Jeremiah 32:40. Jeremiah 33 3 Meaning | God Wants Us To Do This. In the former view, it comprehends all those who in name and profession are his, but in reality are altogether regardless of his will. Return, ye backsliding children - Yahweh's renewed invitation (Jeremiah 3:12; Jeremiah 3:14) and their immediate response. KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT. “It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.” 23 [They are] new every morning: great [is] thy faithfulness. See Jeremiah 3:12. Jeremiah 3:22. Lamentations 3:21-23 on God’s mercies “It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not.” and I will heal your backslidings; that is, I will forgive your sins. “Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. THOUGH the conversion of men is the result of God’s purpose, and solely the effect of his grace, yet it is wrought by rational means. And becomes another man’s, and I will heal your backslidings; that is, I will forgive your sins. Not only this latter part of the verse, but what follows, to the end of the chapter, is spoken of in the name of the Israelites, accepting the divine invitation, acknowledging the vanity of their misplaced trust, and professing the deepest contrition and shame for their misconduct. Soon would they then cast off the yoke which their own lusts have imposed, and seek for freedom in the service of their God. However this may have been, God here intimates that the Israelites would not be so refractory as not to obey his admonition when the hope of pardon and salvation would be presented to them: and this is mentioned, that the perverseness of the Jews might appear more detestable. The figure used may be even said to be a coarse one, but man’s sin is itself a coarse thing. If you miss the entrance, and you never walk the path. Jeremiah wrote his lament as he sat in the ashes of a destroyed Jerusalem. So the Targum. Behold, we come unto thee. THOUGH the conversion of men is the result of God’s purpose, and solely the effect of his grace, yet it is wrought by rational means. Give the whole turn, and not the half turn only. 5 tn The meaning of this last line is uncertain. In discoursing on the words before us, we shall consider, I. ].” That would be the greatest curse that can be inflicted on you. and Jarchi is of opinion that these are words the prophet put into their mouths, and taught them to say, and to confess in this manner: but they are rather their own words, arising from a true sense of sin, under the influence of divine grace, and encouraged with the hope and assurance of pardon; declaring that as they were called upon to return, so they did return, and now were come to God by repentance, with confession and acknowledgment of sin, and by prayer and supplication for pardon and by the exercise of faith upon him for it; and also were come into his house to wait upon him, and worship him in his ordinances: for thou art the Lord our God; not merely as the God of nature and providence, or in a natural way, but in a way of special grace, of which they now will have an application by the Spirit of God. The prophet echoes the divine invitation and promise. Having declared their recognition of God, they would immediately pass on to a denunciation of the false gods to whom they had resorted." To this promise they answer, Behold, we come unto thee, for thou art the Lord our God. The beginning of a path is always the most important. A subjection to sin is a vassalage most abject in its nature, and most fatal in its consequences [Note: Romans 6:16.]. Jeremiah 33:1-3 - God's Call To Prayer. see Psalm 103:3, this is done by the application of the blood of Christ, the only physician, and whose blood is the balm that heals every wound; and this springs from the love of God, and his free favour to his people, even the riches of his grace and abounding mercy through Christ; and is the great motive and inducement, and what gives the greatest encouragement to return unto the Lord, Hosea 14:1. And isn’t that what you’ve done— ‘whored’ your way with god after god? Behold, we come to thee.] And this was not only their case, but it was the case of their forefathers, who all suffered in consequence of their idolatry and disobedience. He would have us not only to take his yoke upon us, but to draw in it with pleasure and delight. and Jarchi is of opinion that these are words the prophet put into their mouths, and taught them to say, and to confess in this manner: but they are rather their own words, arising from a true sense of sin, under the influence of divine grace, and encouraged with the hope and assurance of pardon; declaring that as they were called upon to return, so they did return, and now were come to God by repentance, with confession and acknowledgment of sin, and by prayer and supplication for pardon and by the exercise of faith upon him for it; and also were come into his house to wait upon him, and worship him in his ordinances: for thou art the Lord our God; not merely as the God of nature and providence, or in a natural way, but in a way of special grace, of which they now will have an application by the Spirit of God. Behold, we come unto thee; the Targum represents this as what the Jews pretended always to say, and did say, in a hypocritical manner, with which they are upbraided, "lo, at all times ye say, we return to thy worship, save us;'. Jehovah‘s renewed invitation (Jeremiah 3:12, Jeremiah 3:14) and their immediate response. The significant thing in Jeremiah 3:23-24 is that idolatry is described as unprofitable in Jeremiah 3:23, and as ruinous in Jeremiah 3:24. But the shameful thing hath devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. "Yes, we will come to you, for you are the Lord our God. This is the call of the Jews to repentance in the latter day; See Gill on Jeremiah 3:14. and I will heal your backslidings; that is, I will forgive your sins. So the Targum. Babylonia (southern Mesopotamia) has surpassed Assyria (northern Mesopotamia) as the dominant Mesopotamian Return, ye backsliding children’ I will heal your backslidings. God himself freely invites them to repent: Return, he says, ye rebellious children; and then he promises to be a physician to heal their diseases: I will heal thy transgressions; that is, I will blot out thy sins, and absolve thee from guilt. Be more and more diligent in every good word and work. As so often in Hebrew poetry, we have the answer to the invitation given in dramatic form, and hear the cry—we might almost call it the litany—of the suppliants, “Behold, we come unto thee.” They at last own Jehovah as their one true God. Because they had no kind of prosperity since they had abandoned the worship of their Maker. Say, Have ye not already the recompence in your own bosoms? God here exhorts the Israelites to repent, that by their example he might move the Jews. Yahweh‘s answer to their prayer in Jeremiah 3:21 is immediately followed by their acceptance of the offer of divine mercy. Jeremiah’s statement that God’s mercies are “new every morning” is related to the statement that follows: “Great is your faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:23). Israel would return and once again acknowledge Yahweh as her God. Jeremiah 3:22. He promised to heal their faithless addiction to wandering from Him. “Hath God been a wilderness to you,” that you are tired of his service [Note: Jeremiah 2:5; Jeremiah 2:31.]? He also anticipated Israel"s response of acceptance. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Answering to this penitence is God’s gracious willingness to receive. God doesn’t get angry at you for asking him to do the things he’s already determined to do. "Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. Jeremiah was a prophet who prophesied for 42 years, ministering from the reign of the last good king of Judah, Josiah, to the final destruction of the city of Jerusalem. God doth as it were bid them hearken to his messengers, and then he will heal their backsliding. (22) Return, ye backsliding children . What Does Lamentations 3:24 Mean? Return, ye backsliding children - This they gladly receive, and with one voice make their confession to him: "Behold, we come unto thee, for thou art Jehovah our God;" and thence to the end of the chapter, show the reasons why they return unto God. unto thee—rather, "in obedience to thee"; literally, "for thee" [Rosenmuller]. Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee - rather, 'in obedience to thee;' literally, for thee (Rosenmuller.). "Behold, we are come unto thee; for thou art Jehovah our God. Jeremiah 3:24 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Jeremiah 3:24, NIV: "From our youth shameful gods have consumed the fruits of our ancestors' labor-- their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters." "Also you shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink." This indeed was not fulfilled, when a liberty to return was given to the people, except in the case of a few, who had a right feeling, and preferred the glory of God to their temporal advantages. Return, ye backsliding children This is the call of the Jews to repentance in the latter day; (See Gill on Jeremiah 3:14). The unfaithfulness of God’s people. "Return, O faithless sons, I will heal your faithlessness. Turn, ye turned children, I will heal your turnings. Because the idols did not profit them: they could give no help in time of trouble. So, what Jeremiah is recalling to mind is found in at least the two verses immediately following Lamentations 3:21 (KJV). 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