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Jeremiah 31:6

Jeremiah 31:6

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

The termination of the schism between north and south will be shown by the anxiety of the Ephraimites (see on "Samaria," ) to take part with their brethren in the festival of the new moon.

It was the custom, at any rate in later times, to station watchmen at elevated points to give notice of the first appearance of "the slender sickle, which shines so brightly in the clear Oriental heaven" Let us go up.

Not with reference to the physical elevation of Jerusalem, for the phrase, "to go up," is used of an army withdrawing from Jerusalem (; ). This seems to indicate that the term was sometimes used in a weakened sense, to which parallels might easily be given.

These words, "Arise ye, and let us go up," etc; were, at a later period, the formula with which the leader of the pilgrims from any particular district summoned the members of his caravan to fall into the procession.

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