31:3 from far away. This phrase probably carries forward the allusion to Sinai from the preceding verse (Ex. 19–24).

loved . . . everlasting love. The Lord’s love for Israel was the ground of His election of them (Deut. 7:6, 7). The everlasting character of the covenant is affirmed in Gen. 17:7.

faithfulness. See note 9:24; contrast 16:5. This verse provides another sign of the reestablishment of the broken covenant.