| Jeremiah 31:9
| They shall come with weeping: and I will bring them back in mercy: and I will bring them through the torrents of waters in a right way, and they shall not stumble in it: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born.
| Shall, or "came" into captivity, Baruch 6:6., Psalm 125:6., and Isaias 66:20. --- Way. They shall find every accommodation, and plenty of water, Isaias 35:7., and 49:10. --- Born. Chaldean, "beloved." I will treat the ten tribes as well as Juda. Christ inebriates his disciples with his graces. (Calmet) --- Ephraim shall be treated with all the love and attention shewn to the first-born. (Worthington)
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