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Jeremiah 31Romans 11:
Cambridge Bible:
The word "all" does not always mean everyone universally without exception.
A few verses later:
Another example of such a usage is in 2 Chronicles 12:
In the NT, another example is Matthew 2:
It is used to exaggerate the point.
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37 Thus saith Yhwh; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith Yhwh.
The flip-side of the above coin is that not all the seed of Israel will be cast off - which is what Paul said in Romans 9:6-7 and Romans 11:4-5.
I think that @PinSeeker 's reply is spot-on:
ALL Israel will be saved
Romans 11: 26a in this way all Israel will be saved Cambridge Bible: “all” bears a less exact reference here, as so often in Scripture, and means “in general;”—“Israel in general, the Jews of that day as a great aggregate, on a scale unknown before, shall be saved.” The word "all" does not...
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But it also does not mean I do not believe in (at least the possibility of) a coming restoration of all (the house of) Judah, as per my previous reply to @marks 's post.
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