выделенный текст highlight

Прошу помочь разобраться в с функционалом выделения текста функцией highlight. Суть в следующем.. Поиск и выделение текста в блоках функционирует нормально за исключением одного момента. Когда в input'е удаляю полностью текст, то остается выделения текста последнего затертого символа. Как это исправить, товарищи?) Помогите, пожалуйста. Код приведен.

$(document).ready(function () {

    $('.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_search_edit').keyup(function(){

          let value = $(this).val().toLowerCase();
          let count = $('.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block').not('.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_none').length;  
          
          $('.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block').each(function() {
            if($(this).text().toLowerCase().indexOf(value) === -1) {
              $(this).addClass('middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_none');
              return;
            } else {
                $(this).removeClass('middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_none');
                   }             
          });
          
          //console.log(count);
        
        $.fn.highlight = function (b, k) {
            function l() {
                $("." + c.className).each(function (c, e) {
                    var a = e.previousSibling,
                        d = e.nextSibling,
                        b = $(e),
                        f = "";
                    a && 3 == a.nodeType && (f += a.data, a.parentNode.removeChild(a));
                    e.firstChild && (f += e.firstChild.data);
                    d && 3 == d.nodeType && (f += d.data, d.parentNode.removeChild(d));
                    b.replaceWith(f)
                })
            }
       
            function h(b) {
                b = b.childNodes;
                for (var e = b.length, a; a = b[--e];)
                    if (3 == a.nodeType) {
                        if (!/^\s+$/.test(a.data)) {
                            var d = a.data,
                                d = d.replace(m, '<span class="' + c.className + '">$1</span>');
                            $(a).replaceWith(d)
                        }
                    } else 1 == a.nodeType && a.childNodes && (!/(script|style)/i.test(a.tagName) && a.className != c.className) && h(a)
            }
            var c = {
                split: "\\s+",
                className: "highlight",
                caseSensitive: !1,
                strictly: !1,
                remove: !0
            }, c = $.extend(c, k);
            c.remove && l();
            b = $.trim(b);
            var g = c.strictly ? "" : "\\S*",
                m = RegExp("(" + g + b.replace(RegExp(c.split, "g"), g + "|" + g) + g + ")", (c.caseSensitive ? "" : "i") + "g");
            return this.each(function () {
                b && h(this)
            })
        };

        var settings = {};
               var pattern = $('.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_search_edit').val();
               pattern && $(".middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block").highlight(pattern, settings);
    
    });
});
.middle_content_blog {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.middle_content_blog_content {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  width: 1300px;
  max-width: 1300px;
  height: auto;
  padding: 50px 0 100px 0;
}

.middle_content_blog_content_text {
  align-items: start;
  width: 100%;
  font-family: RobotoCondensed;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: normal;
  font-size: 48px;
  line-height: 56px;
  color: #000000;
}

.middle_content_blog_content_blocks {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  margin: 50px 0 0 0;
}

.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: repeat(1, 1fr);
  grid-row-gap: 50px;
}

.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  align-items: start;
}

.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  width: 450px;
  padding: 0 0 0 50px;
}

.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_date {
  font-family: RobotoCondensed;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: normal;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 16px;
  color: #878787;
}

.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_name {
  font-family: RobotoCondensed;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: normal;
  font-size: 24px;
  line-height: 28px;
  color: #B72A20;
  margin: 10px 0 0 0;
}

.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags {
 display: flex;
 flex-direction: row;
 margin: 10px 0 0 0;
}

.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags_metatag {
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  background-color: #878787;
  padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px;
  margin: 0 10px 0 0;
}

.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags_metatag_text {
  font-family: RobotoCondensed;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 14px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_description {
  font-family: RobotoCondensed;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: normal;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 19px;
  color: #000000;
  margin: 20px 0 0 0;
}

.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_next {
  width: fit-content;
  font-family: RobotoCondensed;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: normal;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 16px;
  color: #B72A20;
  margin: 30px 0 0 0;
}

.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_search {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  width: 400px;
  height: 150px;
  border: 1px solid #878787;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border-radius: 30px;
  padding: 25px 25px 25px 25px;
}

.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_search_text {
  font-family: RobotoCondensed;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: normal;
  font-size: 24px;
  line-height: 28px;
  color: #000000;
}

.middle_content_blog_content_blocks_search_edit {
  background: url("/img/icons/ico-search.png");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: 95% center;
  width: 100%;
  height: 50px;
  font-size: 16px;
  border: 1px solid #878787;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border-radius: 30px;
  outline: none;
  padding: 0 45px 0 20px;
}

span.highlight {
  color: #B72A20;
  background-color: #ffff00;
}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
 <div class="middle_content_blog">
                <div class="middle_content_blog_content">
                    <span class="middle_content_blog_content_text">
                        Блог
                    </span>
                    <div class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks">
                        <div class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content">
                            <div class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block">
                                <img src="https://bipbap.ru/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1532440298_3.jpg" alt="">
                                <div class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info">
                                    <span class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_date">
                                        1111111
                                    </span>
                                    <span class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_name">
                                        111
                                    </span>
                                    <div class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags">
                                        <div
                                            class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags_metatag">
                                            <span
                                                class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags_metatag_text">
                                                11
                                            </span>
                                        </div>
                                        <div
                                            class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags_metatag">
                                            <span
                                                class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags_metatag_text">
                                                22
                                            </span>
                                        </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <span class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_description">
                                        000
                                        детали.
                                    </span>
                                    <a class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_next" href="#">
                                        Читать далее...
                                    </a>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block">
                                <img src="https://bipbap.ru/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1532440298_3.jpg" alt="">
                                <div class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info">
                                    <span class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_date">
                                        1111222222
                                    </span>
                                    <span class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_name">
                                        223232323232323
                                    </span>
                                    <div class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags">
                                        <div
                                            class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags_metatag">
                                            <span
                                                class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags_metatag_text">
                                                11
                                            </span>
                                        </div>
                                        <div
                                            class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags_metatag">
                                            <span
                                                class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags_metatag_text">
                                                33
                                            </span>
                                        </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <span class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_description">
                                       222
                                    </span>
                                    <a class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_next" href="#">
                                        Читать далее...
                                    </a>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                            <div class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block">
                                <img src="https://bipbap.ru/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/1532440298_3.jpg" alt="">
                                <div class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info">
                                    <span class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_date">
                                        555
                                    </span>
                                    <span class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_name">
                                       444
                                    </span>
                                    <div class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags">
                                        <div
                                            class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags_metatag">
                                            <span
                                                class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags_metatag_text">
                                                77
                                            </span>
                                        </div>
                                        <div
                                            class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags_metatag">
                                            <span
                                                class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_metatags_metatag_text">
                                                55
                                            </span>
                                        </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <span class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_description">
                                        99
                                    </span>
                                    <a class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_content_block_info_next" href="#">
                                        Читать далее...
                                    </a>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_search">
                            <div class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_search_text">
                                Поиск по блогу
                            </div>
                            <input type="text" class="middle_content_blog_content_blocks_search_edit">
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>


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