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A New Commentary on Holy Scripture Including the Apocrypha was written by a variety of respected Anglican scholars and edited by Charles Gore, H. L. Goudge, and Alfred Guillaume. Created in the spirit of progressive criticism, this commentary posits conclusions that differ widely from the accepted views of the day. The scholars dedicated to this work believed that the Apocrypha was extremely...

‘Be of good cheer, my people’ } Addressed by mother Zion to her exiled children. (2) 4:21. ‘Be of good cheer, O my children’ (3) 4:27. ‘Be of good cheer, O my children’ (4) 4:30. ‘Be of good cheer, O Jerusalem’ } God’s response, through the seer, to the bereft mother. (5) (6) (7) 4:36, 5:1, 5. ‘O Jerusalem’ In the first three cantos the notes of penitence and sorrow still mingle with expressions of comfort and hope; the last four are all consolation, promises to Jerusalem of retaliation on her foes