36 "Now therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel concerning this city of which you say , 'It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword , by famine and by pestilence .' 37 "Behold , I will gather them out of all the lands to which I have driven them in My anger , in My wrath and in great indignation ; and I will bring them back to this place and make them dwell in safety . 38 "They shall be My people , and I will be their God ; 39 and I will give them one heart and one way , that they may fear Me always e , for their own good and for the good of their children after them. 40 "I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will not turn away from them, to do them good ; and I will put the fear of Me in their hearts so that they will not turn away from Me. 41 "I will rejoice over them to do them good and will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul . 42 "For thus says the Lord , ' Just as I brought all this great disaster on this people , so I am going to bring on them all the good that I am promising them. 43 ' Fields will be bought in this land of which you say , " It is a desolation , without man or beast ; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans ." 44 'Men will buy fields for money , sign and seal deeds , and call in witnesses in the land of Benjamin , in the environs of Jerusalem , in the cities of Judah , in the cities of the hill country , in the cities of the lowland and in the cities of the Negev ; for I will restore their fortunes ,' declares the Lord ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 32:36-44
Commentary on Jeremiah 32:26-44
(Read Jeremiah 32:26-44)
God's answer discovers the purposes of his wrath against that generation of the Jews, and the purposes of his grace concerning future generations. It is sin, and nothing else, that ruins them. The restoration of Judah and Jerusalem is promised. This people were now at length brought to despair. But God gives hope of mercy which he had in store for them hereafter. Doubtless the promises are sure to all believers. God will own them for his, and he will prove himself theirs. He will give them a heart to fear him. All true Christians shall have a disposition to mutual love. Though they may have different views about lesser things, they shall all be one in the great things of God; in their views of the evil of sin, and the low estate of fallen man, the way of salvation through the Saviour, the nature of true holiness, the vanity of the world, and the importance of eternal things. Whom God loves, he loves to the end. We have no reason to distrust God's faithfulness and constancy, but only our own hearts. He will settle them again in Canaan. These promises shall surely be performed. Jeremiah's purchase was the pledge of many a purchase that should be made after the captivity; and those inheritances are but faint resemblances of the possessions in the heavenly Canaan, which are kept for all who have God's fear in their hearts, and do not depart from him. Let us then bear up under our trials, assured we shall obtain all the good he has promised us.