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Jeremiah 33
1While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time:
2“Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it, the LORD is His name:
3Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
4For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses of this city and the palaces of the kings of Judah that have been torn down for defense against the siege ramps and the sword:
5The Chaldeans are coming to fight and to fill those places with the corpses of the men I will strike down in My anger and in My wrath. I have hidden My face from this city because of all its wickedness.
6Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
7I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.
8And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.
9So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.
10This is what the LORD says: In this place you say is a wasteland without man or beast, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted—inhabited by neither man nor beast—there will be heard again
11the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.
12This is what the LORD of Hosts says: In this desolate place, without man or beast, and in all its cities, there will once more be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.
13In the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev, in the land of Benjamin and the cities surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the LORD.
14Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
15In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
16In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
17For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,
18nor will the priests who are Levites ever fail to have a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to present sacrifices.”
19And the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
20“This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time,
21then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant and with My ministers the Levites who are priests, so that David will not have a son to reign on his throne.
22As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me.”
23Moreover, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
24“Have you not noticed what these people are saying: ‘The LORD has rejected the two families He had chosen’? So they despise My people and no longer regard them as a nation.
25This is what the LORD says: If I have not established My covenant with the day and the night and the fixed order of heaven and earth,
26then I would also reject the descendants of Jacob and of My servant David, so as not to take from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore them from captivity and will have compassion on them.”
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Adoration Jeremiah 33:3
Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Anger: Anger of God Jeremiah 33:5
The Chaldeans are coming to fight and to fill those places with the corpses of the men I will strike down in My anger and in My wrath. I have hidden My face from this city because of all its wickedness.
Answered Prayer Jeremiah 33:3
Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Answers To Prayer: Granted: Beyond Expectation Jeremiah 33:3
Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Armies: March in Ranks: Fortifications Jeremiah 33:4
For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses of this city and the palaces of the kings of Judah that have been torn down for defense against the siege ramps and the sword:
Astronomy: General Scriptures Concerning Jeremiah 33:22
As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me.”
Branch: A Title of Christ Jeremiah 33:15
In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Called by God Jeremiah 33:3
Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Church: Prophecies Concerning Prosperity of Jeremiah 33:22
As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me.”
Church: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Jeremiah 33:9
So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.
Covenant with David and his House Jeremiah 33:21
then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant and with My ministers the Levites who are priests, so that David will not have a son to reign on his throne.
David: King of Israel: Prophecies Concerning Him and his Kingdom Jeremiah 33:15–26
In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. / For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,
Discovery Jeremiah 33:3
Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Faith Healing Jeremiah 33:6
Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
Family Problems Jeremiah 33:3
Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Fear of God: Reverence Jeremiah 33:9
So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.
Financial Recovery Jeremiah 33:26
then I would also reject the descendants of Jacob and of My servant David, so as not to take from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore them from captivity and will have compassion on them.”
Finding God Jeremiah 33:3
Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
God Speaks to You Jeremiah 33:3
Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
God: Creator Jeremiah 33:2
“Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it, the LORD is His name:
God: Faithfulness of Jeremiah 33:14, 20, 21, 25, 26
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. / “This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time, / then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant and with My ministers the Levites who are priests, so that David will not have a son to reign on his throne.
God: Glory of Jeremiah 33:9
So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.
God: Mercy of Jeremiah 33:8, 11
And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me. / the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.
God: Saviour Jeremiah 33:6
Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
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Jeremiah 33:1-26 Prophecy of the Restoration from Babylon, and of Messiah
as King and Priest.
Jeremiah 33:1 Verse 1
shut up--(Jer 32:2, 3; 2Ti 2:9). Though Jeremiah was shut up in bondage, the word of God was "not bound."
Jeremiah 33:2 Verse 2
maker thereof--rather, "the doer of it," namely, that which Jeremiah is about to prophesy, the restoration of Israel, an act which is thought now impossible, but which the Almighty will effect. formed it--namely, Jerusalem (Jer 32:44) [Calvin]. Rather, "that formed," that is, moulds His purpose into due shape for execution (Isa 37:26). Lord ... his name--(Ex 3:14, 15).
Jeremiah 33:3 Verse 3
Call ... I will answer--(Jer 29:12; Ps 91:15). Jeremiah, as the representative of the people of God, is urged by God to pray for that which God has determined to grant; namely, the restoration. God's promises are not to slacken, but to quicken the prayers of His people (Ps 132:13, 17; Isa 62:6, 7). mighty things--Hebrew, "inaccessible things," that is, incredible, hard to man's understanding [Maurer], namely, the restoration of the Jews, an event despaired of. "Hidden," or "recondite" [Piscator]. thou knowest not--Yet God had revealed those things to Jeremiah, but the unbelief of the people in rejecting the grace of God had caused him to forget God's promise, as though the case of the people admitted of no remedy.
Jeremiah 33:4 Verse 4
houses ... thrown down by the mounts--namely, by the missiles cast from the besiegers' mounds (Jer 32:24); "and by the sword" follows properly, as, after missiles had prepared the way, the foe next advanced to close quarters "with the sword."
Jeremiah 33:5 Verse 5
They--the Jews; the defenders of the "houses" (Jer 33:4), "come forward to fight with the Chaldeans," who burst into the city through the "thrown-down houses," but all the effect that they produce "is, to fill them (the houses) with" their own "dead bodies."
Jeremiah 33:6 Verse 6
(Jer 30:17). The answer to Jeremiah's mournful question (Jer 8:22). cure--literally, the long linen bandage employed in dressing wounds. truth--that is, stability; I will bring forth for them abundant and permanent peace, that is, prosperity.
Jeremiah 33:7 Verse 7
cause ... to return--that is, reverse (Jer 33:11; Jer 32:44). The specification, both of "Judah" and "Israel," can only apply fully to the future restoration. as at the first--(Isa 1:26).
Jeremiah 33:8 Verse 8
cleanse--(Eze 36:25; Zec 13:1; Heb 9:13, 14). Alluding to the legal rites of purification. all their iniquity ... all their iniquities--both the principle of sin within, and its outward manifestations in acts. The repetition is in order that the Jews may consider how great is the grace of God in not merely pardoning (as to the punishment), but also cleansing them (as to the pollution of guilt); not merely one iniquity, but all (Mic 7:18).
Jeremiah 33:9 Verse 9
it--the city. a name ... a praise--(Jer 13:11; Isa 62:7). them--the inhabitants of Jerusalem. they shall fear ... for all the goodness--(Ps 130:4). The Gentiles shall be led to "fear" God by the proofs of His power displayed in behalf of the Jews; the ungodly among them shall "tremble" for fear of God's judgments on them; the penitent shall reverentially fear and be converted to Him (Ps 102:15; Isa 60:3).
Jeremiah 33:10 Verse 10
ye say ... desolate--(Jer 32:43).
Jeremiah 33:11 Verse 11
(Jer 7:34; 16:9). Praise the Lord, &c.--the words of Ps 136:1, which were actually used by the Jews at their restoration (Ezr 3:11). sacrifice of praise--(Ps 107:22; 116:17). This shall continue when all other sacrifices shall be at an end.
Jeremiah 33:12 Verse 12
habitation of shepherds ... flocks--in contrast to Jer 33:10, "without man ... inhabitant ... without beast" (Jer 32:43; compare Jer 31:24; 50:19; Isa 65:10).
Jeremiah 33:13 Verse 13
pass ... under ... hands of him that telleth them--Shepherds, in sending forth and bringing back their sheep to the folds, count them by striking each as it passes with a rod, implying the shepherd's provident care that not one should be lost (Le 27:32; Mic 7:14; compare Joh 10:28, 29; 17:12).
Jeremiah 33:14 Verse 14
perform--"I will make to rise"; God's promise having for a time seemed to "lie" dead and abortive [Calvin].
Jeremiah 33:15 Verse 15
Repeated from Jer 23:5. the land--the Holy Land: Israel and Judah (Jer 23:6).
Jeremiah 33:16 Verse 16
Jerusalem--In Jer 23:6, instead of this, it is "Israel." "The name" in the Hebrew has here to be supplied from that passage; and for "he" (Messiah, the antitypical "Israel"), the antecedent there (Isa 49:3), we have "she" here, that is, Jerusalem. She is called by the same name as Messiah, "The Lord Our Righteousness," by virtue of the mystical oneness between her (as the literal representative of the spiritual Church) and her Lord and Husband. Thus, whatever belongs to the Head belongs also to the members (Eph 5:30, 32). Hence, the Church is called "Christ" (Ro 16:7; 1Co 12:12). The Church hereby professes to draw all her righteousness from Christ (Isa 45:24, 25). It is for the sake of Jerusalem, literal and spiritual, that God the Father gives this name (Jehovah, Tsidkenu, "The Lord our Righteousness") to Christ.
Jeremiah 33:17 Verse 17
The promises of perpetuity of the throne of David fulfilled in Messiah, the son of David (2Sa 7:16; 1Ki 2:4; Ps 89:4, 29, 36; compare Lu 1:32, 33).
Jeremiah 33:18 Verse 18
Messiah's literal priesthood (Heb 7:17, 21, 24-28), and His followers' spiritual priesthood and sacrifices (Jer 33:11; Ro 12:1; 15:16; 1Pe 2:5, 9; Re 1:6), shall never cease, according to the covenant with Levi, broken by the priests, but fulfilled by Messiah (Nu 25:12, 13; Mal 2:4, 5, 8).
Jeremiah 33:20 Verse 20
covenant of the day--that is, covenant with the day: answering to "covenant with David" (Jer 33:21, also Jer 33:25, "with day"; compare Jer 31:35, 36; Le 26:42; Ps 89:34, 37).
Jeremiah 33:22 Verse 22
(Ge 15:5; 22:17). The blessing there promised belonged to all the tribes; here it is restricted to the family of David and the tribe of Levi, because it was on these that the welfare of the whole people rested. When the kingdom and priesthood flourish in the person of Messiah, the whole nation shall temporally and spiritually prosper.
Jeremiah 33:24 Verse 24
this people--certain of the Jews, especially those who spoke with Jeremiah in the court of the prison (Jer 32:12; 38:1). the two families--Judah and Israel. before them--in their judgment. They suppose that I have utterly cast off Israel so as to he no more a nation. The expression, "My people," of itself, shows God has not cast off Israel for ever.
Jeremiah 33:25 Verse 25
(Jer 31:35, 36; Ge 8:22; Ps 74:16, 17). I who have established the laws of nature am the same God who has made a covenant with the Church.
Jeremiah 33:26 Verse 26
Isaac--(Ps 105:9; Am 7:9, 16).