40.
(Jer 31:31, 33;
Isa 55:3).
not depart from me--never yet fully realized as to the Israelites.
I will not turn away from them . . . good--
(Isa 30:21).
Jehovah compares Himself to a sedulous preceptor following his pupils
everywhere to direct their words, gestures.
put my fear in . . . hearts . . . not depart from me--Both the
conversion and perseverance of the saints are the work of God alone, by
the operation of the Holy Spirit.
JFB.
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