For the children of Israel shall abide, &c.— This threatening was fulfilled upon the ten tribes, when they were carried captive by Salmaneser; but was fulfilled in a remarkable manner upon the whole nation at the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus; for from that time they have had neither republic nor civil government of their own, but live every where like so many exiles. They have had neither priests nor sacrifices, their temple being destroyed, where only they were permitted to offer sacrifices. It is added in the next verse, that, touched with a true remorse for their former errors, especially that of rejecting the Messiah, and desirous of being instructed in the knowledge of truth, Israel should return, and seek the Lord, and David their king; that is to say, the Messiah, by the confession of the Chaldee itself. And indeed there can be no doubt that Jesus Christ is the grand literal object of this prophesy; and that it also refers to the final restoration of the Jews. See Jeremiah 23:5.
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Hosea 3:4-5
4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image,b and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
5 Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.