Jeremiah 31:2 Commentary: Rashi

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה מָצָ֥א חֵן֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר עַ֖ם שְׂרִ֣ידֵי חָ֑רֶב הָל֥וֹךְ לְהַרְגִּיע֖וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Thus saith the LORD: The people that were left of the sword Have found grace in the wilderness, Even Israel, when I go to cause him to rest.

Rashi on Jeremiah

found favor The generation of the wilderness found favor in My eyes.
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Rashi on Jeremiah

who had escaped the sword of the Egyptians the Amalekites and the Canaanites.
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Rashi on Jeremiah

He [therefore] went to give Israel their resting place When He led them to take possession of the land of their rest.
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