Promise of Restoration and the Davidic Covenant
Jeremiah 33:1-26
Jer.33.1 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויהי: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
- דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- אל: NEG
- ירמיהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שנית: ADV
- והוא: CONJ+PRON,3,m,sg
- עודנו: ADV
- עצור: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בחצר: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- המטרה: NOUN,f,sg,def
- לאמר: INF,qal,infc
Parallels
- Jeremiah 32:1-2 (verbal): Nearly identical introductory formula — 'the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah' while he was shut up in the court of the guard/prison; same setting and closely parallel wording.
- Jeremiah 37:15-21 (structural): Again locates Jeremiah in the court of the prison and records royal interactions (Zedekiah) around his confinement; parallels the situational context of prophetic ministry under arrest.
- Jeremiah 38:6-13 (thematic): Narrative of Jeremiah's imprisonment and mistreatment (cast into a dungeon) highlights the recurring theme of the prophet's confinement and God's continuing speech to him despite captivity.
- Ezekiel 1:3 (allusion): Uses the same prophetic commissioning/notification formula ('the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel') and situates revelation in a constrained communal context (among exiles), paralleling the motif of divine speech to prophets in adverse circumstances.
Alternative generated candidates
- The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah again while he was still confined in the court of the guard, saying:
- The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah a second time while he was still confined in the court of the guard, saying:
Jer.33.2 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- כה: ADV
- אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- עשה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- יוצר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אותה: PRON,dem,3,f,sg
- להכינה: VERB,qal,infc,_,f,sg
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- שמו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
Parallels
- Isaiah 45:18 (verbal): Uses near-identical language about God forming and establishing the earth — 'formed it' and 'established it' echoing Jeremiah's claim that YHWH made and prepared it.
- Isaiah 44:24 (thematic): Declares YHWH as the sole creator who formed and stretched out the heavens and earth, paralleling Jeremiah's assertion of the LORD as maker and namer.
- Jeremiah 32:17 (allusion): Earlier in Jeremiah the prophet addresses God's role as creator of heaven and earth and his incomparable power — a close thematic parallel within the same prophetic discourse.
- Genesis 2:7 (verbal): Uses the same root yōtser ('formed') to describe God's forming of human beings, highlighting the verbal link to Jeremiah's use of 'yotser' for God's creative action.
Alternative generated candidates
- Thus says the LORD— the Maker; the LORD who formed it: the LORD is his name.
- Thus says the LORD who made it, the LORD who formed it to establish it: The LORD is his name.
Jer.33.3 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- קרא: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- אלי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
- ואענך: VERB,qal,impf,1,_,sg
- ואגידה: VERB,qal,impf,1,c,sg
- לך: PRON,2,m,sg
- גדלות: ADJ,f,pl,abs
- ובצרות: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs
- לא: PART_NEG
- ידעתם: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,pl
Parallels
- Jeremiah 29:12-13 (verbal): Like 33:3, promises that when the people call/pray to God he will hear them; stresses seeking God and finding him—close verbal and thematic echo within Jeremiah of divine answer and disclosure.
- Isaiah 45:3 (verbal): God vows to give 'treasures of darkness' and 'hidden riches of secret places'—language and concept of revealing great/hidden things parallels Jeremiah's promise to disclose what was not known.
- Amos 3:7 (thematic): States that the LORD does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets; thematically parallels Jeremiah 33:3's assurance of divine disclosure to those who call.
- Matthew 7:7 (cf. Luke 11:9) (thematic): Jesus' instruction to ask, seek, and knock echoes the call-and-response dynamic of Jeremiah 33:3—petition to God results in receiving revelation or blessing.
- Deuteronomy 29:29 (thematic): Contrasts 'secret things' that belong to God with 'revealed things' for Israel; provides theological backdrop for Jeremiah's promise that God will disclose previously hidden matters to his people.
Alternative generated candidates
- Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and hidden things that you did not know.
- Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
Jer.33.4 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- כי: CONJ
- כה: ADV
- אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- אלהי: NOUN,m,sg,cons
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- על: PREP
- בתי: NOUN,f,sg,abs,1cs
- העיר: NOUN,f,sg,def
- הזאת: DEM,f,sg,def
- ועל: CONJ+PREP
- בתי: NOUN,f,sg,abs,1cs
- מלכי: NOUN,pl,m,cons
- יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- הנתצים: PART,qal,ptcp,m,pl,def
- אל: NEG
- הסללות: NOUN,f,pl,def
- ואל: CONJ+PREP
- החרב: NOUN,f,sg,def
Parallels
- Jeremiah 32:29-30 (verbal): Very close verbal and thematic parallel in the same prophetic context: speaks of the houses of the city and the houses of the kings of Judah being thrown down/ruined.
- Jeremiah 52:12-13 (structural): Parallel historical account (within Jeremiah) of the Babylonian destruction: Chaldeans burned the house of the LORD, the king's house, and all the great houses of Jerusalem.
- 2 Kings 25:9-10 (structural): Historical fulfillment narrative of Nebuchadnezzar's destruction—temple, the king's house, and the houses of Jerusalem were burned and destroyed, paralleling the prophetic announcement.
- Psalm 137:7 (thematic): Poetic lament recalling enemies’ taunt to ‘raze it to its foundations’; thematically parallels imagery of houses and city laid waste.
Alternative generated candidates
- For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are razed to the terraces and to the sword:
- For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are broken down to the ramparts and to the sword:
Jer.33.5 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- באים: VERB,qal,part,3,m,pl
- להלחם: VERB,hitp,inf
- את: PRT,acc
- הכשדים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- ולמלאם: CONJ+VERB,qal,inf,-,3,m,pl
- את: PRT,acc
- פגרי: NOUN,m,pl,cstr
- האדם: NOUN,m,sg,def
- אשר: PRON,rel
- הכיתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,NA,sg
- באפי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,suf,1,sg
- ובחמתי: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,sg,cs,1
- ואשר: CONJ+PRON,rel
- הסתרתי: VERB,hiph,perf,1,sg
- פני: NOUN,m,sg,cons
- מהעיר: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def
- הזאת: DEM,f,sg,def
- על: PREP
- כל: DET
- רעתם: NOUN,f,sg,suff-3mp
Parallels
- Jeremiah 25:9 (verbal): Explicit identification of the 'Chaldeans' (Babylonians) as the foreign force summoned by God to punish Judah—parallels the role of the Chaldeans here as agents of divine judgment.
- Lamentations 2:1 (thematic): Describes Yahweh's poured-out fury and the hiding of his face against Jerusalem because of sin—echoes the themes of divine anger, withdrawn favor, and citywide devastation in Jeremiah 33:5.
- 2 Kings 25:9–10 (structural): Historical fulfillment: the Chaldeans' destruction of Jerusalem (burning the temple, laying the city waste) corresponds to the prophetic picture of enemies coming and death filling the city.
- Ezekiel 5:11 (thematic): God threatens to bring sword, famine and plague on the city because of defilement—parallels Jeremiah's language of punishment executed in anger and wrath and the comprehensive nature of the judgment.
- Psalm 44:24 (verbal): The complaint 'Why do you hide your face?' parallels Jeremiah's phrase about God hiding his face from the city as the basis for the coming calamity.
Alternative generated candidates
- They will come to make war on the Chaldeans and fill them with the dead bodies of men whom I struck down in my anger and my wrath, and whose face I had hidden from this city because of all their evil.
- The Chaldeans shall come to fight them and fill them with the slain of my people, whom I have struck in my anger and in my wrath, and whose face I hid from this city because of all their evil.
Jer.33.6 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- הנני: PRT+PRON,1,sg
- מעלה: VERB,qal,ptcp,m,sg
- לה: PREP+PRON,3,f,sg
- ארכה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ומרפא: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ורפאתים: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,abs
- וגליתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,c,sg
- להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
- עתרת: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- שלום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואמת: NOUN,f,sg,abs
Parallels
- Jeremiah 30:17 (verbal): Uses very similar language of God promising to ‘restore health’ and ‘heal’ the wounds of Israel—close verbal parallel and shared theme of bodily/national healing.
- Isaiah 57:18-19 (verbal): God says ‘I will heal’ and announces reconciliation/peace to the people; parallels the promise to heal and to reveal peace in Jer 33:6.
- Ezekiel 34:16 (thematic): God’s promise to seek, bind up the sick, and strengthen the weak echoes Jeremiah’s theme of divine restoration, healing, and care for the afflicted remnant.
- Psalm 147:3 (thematic): ‘He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds’ mirrors the healing motif in Jer 33:6—God as healer who restores both people and community.
Alternative generated candidates
- Behold, I will bring to it abundance, healing and health; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
- Behold, I will bring them health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them abundant peace and truth.
Jer.33.7 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- והשבתי: VERB,hiphil,perf,1,com,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- שבות: NOUN,f,sg,cons
- יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- ואת: CONJ
- שבות: NOUN,f,sg,cons
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ובנתים: VERB,qal,impf,1,na,sg
- כבראשנה: ADV
Parallels
- Jeremiah 30:3 (verbal): Uses virtually identical wording: a coming day when God 'will restore the fortunes of my people Israel and Judah'—same promise of post-exilic restoration.
- Psalm 126:1-2 (verbal): Speaks of the LORD restoring 'the fortunes of Zion' (same verb/idea), celebrating the reversal of exile and return as in Jer 33:7.
- Amos 9:14-15 (verbal): God promises to 'restore the fortunes of my people Israel', rebuild ruined cities and establish them in the land—parallels the rebuilding 'as at first' in Jer 33:7.
- Jeremiah 29:10 (thematic): Promise that after seventy years God will 'bring you back' to this place—a closely related promise of return from exile and restoration of the community.
- Ezekiel 37:21-22 (thematic): God declares he will gather Israel from the nations, reunite them and restore them as a people—the prophetic vision of national restoration that underlies Jer 33:7.
Alternative generated candidates
- I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and will rebuild them as at first.
- I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and will rebuild them as at the first.
Jer.33.8 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- וטהרתים: VERB,hiph,perf,1,?,sg
- מכל: PREP
- עונם: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
- אשר: PRON,rel
- חטאו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
- לי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
- וסלחתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,?,sg
- לכל: PREP
- עונותיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- אשר: PRON,rel
- חטאו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
- לי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
- ואשר: CONJ+PRON,rel
- פשעו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
- בי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
Parallels
- Jeremiah 31:34 (verbal): Same prophetic promise of forgiveness—God will pardon their iniquity and no longer remember their sins (closely parallel language and theme).
- Ezekiel 36:25-27 (verbal): God promises cleansing from impurity and removal of sin plus inward renewal (sprinkling/cleansing language and restoration of relationship).
- Isaiah 43:25 (verbal): God declares he blots out/transgressions and forgives for his own sake—direct statement of divine forgiveness and forgetting of sin.
- Zechariah 13:1 (thematic): Image of a fountain opened to cleanse from sin and uncleanness parallels the theme of purification and removal of iniquity.
- Isaiah 1:18 (thematic): Invitation to repentance with the promise that sins, though scarlet, shall be made white—metaphor of cleansing and forgiveness.
Alternative generated candidates
- I will cleanse them from all the sin by which they have sinned against me, and I will forgive all their iniquities and their transgressions.
- And I will cleanse them from all the guilt of their sin against me, and I will pardon all the iniquities by which they have sinned and by which they have transgressed against me.
Jer.33.9 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- והיתה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
- לי: PREP+PRON,1,sg
- לשם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ששון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לתהלה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ולתפארת: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- לכל: PREP
- גויי: NOUN,m,pl,const
- הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
- אשר: PRON,rel
- ישמעו: VERB,qal,imf,3,mp
- את: PRT,acc
- כל: DET
- הטובה: ADJ,f,sg,def
- אשר: PRON,rel
- אנכי: PRON,1,sg
- עשה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- אתם: PRON,2,m,pl
- ופחדו: CONJ+VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
- ורגזו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
- על: PREP
- כל: DET
- הטובה: ADJ,f,sg,def
- ועל: CONJ+PREP
- כל: DET
- השלום: NOUN,m,sg,def
- אשר: PRON,rel
- אנכי: PRON,1,sg
- עשה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- לה: PREP+PRON,3,f,sg
Parallels
- Ezekiel 36:23 (verbal): God speaks of vindicating/being sanctified in his name so that the nations will know/see his action—language and theme echoes Jeremiah’s ‘for a name… before all the nations’.
- Psalm 67:2-4 (thematic): Prayer that God’s way and saving power be known among the nations, causing the peoples to praise and be glad—parallels Jeremiah’s nations hearing God’s goodness and praising.
- Isaiah 52:10 (thematic): God’s salvation and deliverance made visible to all nations so that the ends of the earth see his salvation—similar motif of nations witnessing God’s good acts and responding.
- Deuteronomy 32:43 (structural): Song/poem envisioning nations rejoicing with God’s people and recognizing divine vindication—Resonates with Jeremiah’s image of nations hearing and reacting to God’s restoration.
- Habakkuk 2:14 (thematic): The earth filled with knowledge of the glory of the LORD—an eschatological vision like Jeremiah’s expectation that all nations will hear of and reverence God’s goodness and peace.
Alternative generated candidates
- It shall be to me a name, joy, praise, and glory among all the nations of the earth that hear of all the good that I have done for them; they shall fear and be in awe at all the good and at all the peace that I have made for it.
- And it shall be to me a name of joy, praise, and honor before all the nations of the earth who hear of all the good that I do to them; and they shall fear and tremble because of all the goodness and all the peace that I bring to it.
Jer.33.10 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- כה: ADV
- אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- עוד: ADV
- ישמע: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- במקום: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הזה: DEM,m,sg
- אשר: PRON,rel
- אתם: PRON,2,m,pl
- אמרים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- חרב: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- הוא: PRON,3,m,sg
- מאין: ADV,interrog
- אדם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ומאין: CONJ+ADV,whence
- בהמה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- בערי: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,const
- יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- ובחצות: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs
- ירושלם: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- הנשמות: NOUN,f,pl,def
- מאין: ADV,interrog
- אדם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ומאין: CONJ+ADV,whence
- יושב: VERB,qal,ptcp,1,m,sg
- ומאין: CONJ+ADV,whence
- בהמה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
Parallels
- Jeremiah 33:11 (structural): Immediate literary parallel/continuation in the same prophecy: verse 10 depicts desolation ('without man and without beast'), and verse 11 declares the reversal—sounds of joy and restoration in the same places.
- Ezekiel 6:14 (thematic): Ezekiel likewise prophesies that the land and cities will be made desolate because of sin; both passages use the imagery of cities laid waste and the removal of inhabitants.
- Isaiah 24:1-3 (thematic): Isaiah portrays broad desolation—'the earth is utterly broken' and 'the inhabitants are few'—echoing Jeremiah’s motif of ruined land and depopulated cities.
- 2 Kings 25:9-10 (structural): Historical fulfillment parallel: the burning and devastation of Jerusalem by the Babylonians, with the destruction of houses and removal of people, matches Jeremiah’s description of cities left 'without man and without beast.'
- 2 Chronicles 36:20-21 (allusion): Chronicler’s summary of the exile and the land kept desolate explicitly links the historical desolation of Judah to Jeremiah’s prophetic word, noting the land remained until the exile's end.
Alternative generated candidates
- Thus says the LORD: Yet again there shall be heard in this place—of which you say, ‘It is a desolation, without man and without beast’—in the cities of Judah and in the deserted streets of Jerusalem: there is no human being, no inhabitant, no beast.
- Thus says the LORD: Again there shall be heard in this place—which you say is desolate, without man and without beast—in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride;
Jer.33.11 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- קול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ששון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וקול: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שמחה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- קול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- חתן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וקול: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- כלה: ADV
- קול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אמרים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- הודו: VERB,qal,impv,2,m,pl
- את: PRT,acc
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- צבאות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- כי: CONJ
- טוב: ADJ,m,pl,abs
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- כי: CONJ
- לעולם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- חסדו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- מבאים: VERB,qal,ptcp,3,m,pl
- תודה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- כי: CONJ
- אשיב: VERB,hiphil,impf,1,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- שבות: NOUN,f,sg,cons
- הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
- כבראשנה: ADV
- אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Psalm 118:1 (verbal): The exact refrain "Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever" appears here and is echoed in Jer 33:11.
- 1 Chronicles 16:34 (quotation): David's liturgical formula "Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever" is used in the cultic context of bringing thanks into the house of the LORD, paralleling Jer 33:11.
- Jeremiah 16:9 (structural): Earlier in Jeremiah the prophet announces a judgment that there will be no more voice of bridegroom and bride; Jer 33:11 reverses that motif, promising restoration and the return of those joyful voices.
- Joel 2:21-27 (thematic): Joel promises agricultural and communal restoration followed by thanksgiving and praise to the LORD—parallel themes of reversal, restoration of fortunes, and public worship found in Jer 33:11.
Alternative generated candidates
- The voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, “Give thanks to the LORD of hosts, for the LORD is good; for his steadfast love endures forever,” they shall bring thanksgiving to the house of the LORD; for I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the LORD.
- the voice of those who say, 'Give thanks to the LORD of hosts, for the LORD is good, for his steadfast love endures forever'; and they shall bring thank-offerings to the house of the LORD. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the LORD.
Jer.33.12 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- כה: ADV
- אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- צבאות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- עוד: ADV
- יהיה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- במקום: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הזה: DEM,m,sg
- החרב: NOUN,f,sg,def
- מאין: ADV,interrog
- אדם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ועד: CONJ+PREP
- בהמה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ובכל: CONJ+PREP
- עריו: NOUN,f,pl,cs+3ms
- נוה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- רעים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- מרבצים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- צאן: NOUN,m,pl,abs
Parallels
- Jeremiah 9:11 (verbal): Both verses pronounce the LORD will make Jerusalem/cities into ruins—a ‘heap’ or a haunt of jackals (shared imagery of cities becoming dens of wild animals).
- Isaiah 34:13-15 (thematic): Uses the same motif of devastated cities and countryside inhabited by wild animals (jackals, owls, desert creatures) to depict divine judgment and desolation.
- Jeremiah 25:11 (thematic): Foretells the land and its cities becoming desolate for an extended period under judgment—same prophetic theme of cities emptied and ruined.
- 2 Chronicles 36:20-21 (structural): Describes the historical outcome of Judah’s judgment—cities and land laid waste and left desolate—echoing Jeremiah’s prophecy of ruined cities and uninhabited land.
Alternative generated candidates
- Thus says the LORD of hosts: In this place—though you say it is a desolation, without man and without beast—there shall yet be pastures where shepherds rest and flocks lie down.
- Thus says the LORD of hosts: In this place—of which you say, 'It is a desolation, without man and without beast'—in its cities there shall yet be pasture-lands where flocks lie down.
Jer.33.13 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בערי: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,const
- ההר: NOUN,m,sg,def
- בערי: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,const
- השפלה: NOUN,f,sg,def
- ובערי: PREP
- הנגב: NOUN,m,sg,def
- ובארץ: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,cs
- בנימן: NOUN,m,sg,proper
- ובסביבי: PREP
- ירושלם: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ובערי: PREP
- יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- עד: PREP
- תעברנה: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,pl
- הצאן: NOUN,m,sg,def
- על: PREP
- ידי: NOUN,f,pl,cons
- מונה: VERB,qal,ptc,-,m,sg
- אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Jeremiah 31:10 (thematic): Promises that God will gather and keep Israel 'as a shepherd doth his flock' — similar shepherd/gathering imagery about restoration of the people across the land.
- Ezekiel 34:12-13 (thematic): God as shepherd searching for and bringing back scattered sheep to their own land — parallels the image of flocks passing under a shepherd's care and restoration throughout regions.
- Amos 9:14-15 (thematic): God's promise to restore the fortunes of Israel and plant them in their land permanently — echoes Jeremiah's assurance of return and resettlement in the cities and regions of the land.
- Deuteronomy 30:3-5 (allusion): Deuteronomic promise that the Lord will bring back Israel from exile to the land and gather them — foundational covenant language echoed in Jeremiah's assurance of whole-land restoration.
Alternative generated candidates
- In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the Negeb, in the land of Benjamin and in the environs of Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks shall once more pass under the hand of the one who counts them, says the LORD.
- In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the Negeb, in the land of Benjamin and around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, flocks shall again pass under the hand of the one who counts them, says the LORD.
Jer.33.14 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- הנה: PART
- ימים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- באים: VERB,qal,part,3,m,pl
- נאם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- והקמתי: CONJ+VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- הדבר: NOUN,m,sg,def
- הטוב: ADJ,m,sg,def
- אשר: PRON,rel
- דברתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,c,sg
- אל: NEG
- בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ועל: CONJ+PREP
- בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
Parallels
- Jeremiah 23:5-6 (thematic): Same prophetic promise of future restoration and a Davidic 'Branch' who will reign—continuation of Jeremiah’s hope for Israel and Judah.
- Jeremiah 31:31 (verbal): Uses the characteristic formula 'days are coming' (behold, days) to introduce God’s forthcoming covenantal/transformative action for Israel.
- Ezekiel 37:21-22 (thematic): God’s promise to gather and restore the house of Israel and the house of Judah into one nation echoes Jeremiah’s declaration of fulfilled good word to both houses.
- Isaiah 11:1-10 (thematic): Messianic imagery of a coming righteous Branch from David and the ensuing restoration/peace parallels Jeremiah’s hope for future fulfillment.
- 2 Samuel 7:12-16 (allusion): The Davidic covenant—God’s promise to establish David’s house and enduring throne—serves as the covenantal backdrop for Jeremiah’s assurance that earlier promises will be fulfilled.
Alternative generated candidates
- Behold, days are coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the good word that I have spoken to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
- Behold, days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the good thing which I promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
Jer.33.15 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בימים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- ההם: PRON,dem,m,pl
- ובעת: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ההיא: DEM,f,sg
- אצמיח: VERB,hif,impf,1,c,sg
- לדוד: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- צמח: NOUN,m,sg,cs
- צדקה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ועשה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- משפט: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וצדקה: CONJ+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- בארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def
Parallels
- Jeremiah 23:5-6 (verbal): Nearly identical prophecy announcing a righteous Branch from David who will reign as king and execute justice and righteousness in the land.
- Isaiah 11:1-5 (thematic): Imagery of a shoot/root from Jesse producing a righteous ruler who judges with righteousness and faithfulness—parallels the Davidic 'Branch' and just rule.
- Zechariah 6:12-13 (verbal): Explicitly names the coming figure the 'Branch' (tsemach) who will build and rule—links the Branch language to a future Davidic-like ruler.
- Zechariah 3:8 (allusion): Speaks of 'my servant the Branch' and a restored servant from David's line, an image echoing Jeremiah’s promise of a Davidic deliverer.
- Psalm 72:1-4 (thematic): Prayer for the king to rule with justice and righteousness, defending the poor and bringing equity—parallels the portrait of the Branch's just reign over the land.
Alternative generated candidates
- In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
- In those days and at that time I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Jer.33.16 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בימים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- ההם: PRON,dem,m,pl
- תושע: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- וירושלם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- תשכון: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
- לבטח: ADV
- וזה: CONJ+PRON,dem,m,sg,abs
- אשר: PRON,rel
- יקרא: VERB,niphal,impf,3,m,sg
- לה: PREP+PRON,3,f,sg
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- צדקנו: NOUN,m,sg,const+PRON,1,pl
Parallels
- Jeremiah 23:5-6 (verbal): Repeats the same promise about a Davidic righteous ruler and the very phrase/name 'The LORD our righteousness' (YHWH Tsidkenu), linking salvation and divine righteousness.
- Jeremiah 33:14-15 (structural): Immediate context within the same oracle promising a 'righteous Branch' from David and the restoration of Judah/Jerusalem—part of the same prophetic promise that yields the name 'The LORD our righteousness.'
- Isaiah 32:17-18 (thematic): Connects righteousness with peace and secure habitation ('the work of righteousness will be peace... my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation'), echoing Jeremiah's language of dwelling safely as a consequence of divine righteousness.
- Ezekiel 34:25-31 (thematic): God's promises of safety, peace, and restoration for Israel (covenant of peace, safe pastures, God's abiding presence) parallel Jeremiah's assurance that Judah/Jerusalem will be saved and dwell securely under God's righteousness.
Alternative generated candidates
- In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will dwell securely; and this is the name by which she shall be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
- In those days Judah shall be saved and Jerusalem shall dwell securely. And this is the name by which she shall be called: The LORD is our righteousness.
Jer.33.17 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- כי: CONJ
- כה: ADV
- אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- לא: PART_NEG
- יכרת: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
- לדוד: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ישב: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- על: PREP
- כסא: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 2 Samuel 7:16 (verbal): God's covenant that David's house and throne will be established forever closely parallels Jeremiah's promise that a man of David will always sit on Israel's throne.
- 1 Chronicles 17:11-14 (verbal): Parallel account of the Davidic covenant (cf. 2 Sam 7) affirming an enduring descendant and throne, reinforcing Jeremiah's assurance.
- Psalm 89:3-4 (verbal): The divine oath to David to establish his offspring and throne for all generations echoes the promise that David's line will not be cut off.
- Jeremiah 23:5-6 (thematic): A related Jeremianic oracle that promises a righteous 'Branch' from David who will reign as king and execute justice—the same theme of Davidic continuity.
- Ezekiel 37:24-25 (thematic): Ezekiel's vision of 'my servant David' as prince over a reunited Israel and an enduring rule parallels Jeremiah's promise of a lasting Davidic ruler.
Alternative generated candidates
- For thus says the LORD: There shall not be cut off from David a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel.
- For thus says the LORD: There shall not be cut off from David a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel.
Jer.33.18 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ולכהנים: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
- הלוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- לא: PART_NEG
- יכרת: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,m,sg
- איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מלפני: PREP
- מעלה: VERB,qal,ptcp,m,sg
- עולה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ומקטיר: VERB,hiphil,perf,3,m,sg
- מנחה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ועשה: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- זבח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- כל: DET
- הימים: NOUN,m,pl,def
Parallels
- Numbers 18:21-24 (thematic): God’s assignment of the Levites to priestly service and their share in the offerings establishes their ongoing role in cultic service, paralleling Jeremiah’s promise that Levites will not be cut off from offering sacrifices.
- Ezekiel 44:15-16 (verbal): Ezekiel speaks explicitly of Levites standing before the LORD to minister and to offer fat and blood — language and function closely matching Jeremiah’s statement that Levites will continually offer burnt and grain offerings.
- Psalm 110:4 (thematic): The declaration of an enduring priesthood (“a priest forever”) echoes Jeremiah’s promise that priests/Levites will not be cut off but will continue to serve before the LORD.
- Hebrews 7:23-25 (allusion): The New Testament reflects on the permanence of a priestly office (in contrast to the many mortal Levitical priests), paralleling Jeremiah’s assurance of uninterrupted priestly service — here read Christologically but addressing the theme of continual priesthood.
- Malachi 2:4-6 (thematic): God’s covenant with Levi and the charge given to the priests to preserve true instruction and service connects with Jeremiah’s guarantee that the Levitical priesthood will not be cut off from performing ordained sacrifices.
Alternative generated candidates
- Nor shall there be ever lacking to the Levitical priests a man before me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to sacrifice continually.
- And with the Levitical priests there shall not be cut off a man before me to offer burnt offerings and to burn grain offerings and to make sacrifices continually.
Jer.33.19 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויהי: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
- דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- אל: NEG
- ירמיהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לאמור: VERB,qal,inf
Parallels
- Jeremiah 1:4 (verbal): Identical prophetic formula — “And the word of the LORD came to me, saying” (Heb. ויהי דבר־יהוה אלי לאמר), marking the start of a divine commission.
- Jeremiah 7:1 (verbal): Same introductory formula — “The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD” (Heb. ויהי דבר־יהוה אל־ירמיהו לאמר), used to introduce a specific prophetic address.
- Micah 1:1 (structural): Opens with the common prophetic rubric “The word of the LORD that came to Micah” — a parallel structural device signaling revelation from God to a prophet.
- 1 Kings 17:2 (thematic): “And the word of the LORD came unto Elijah…” (English rendering) — a representative example from a different prophetic tradition showing the recurring motif of God speaking directly to a prophet.
Alternative generated candidates
- The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying:
- The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying:
Jer.33.20 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- כה: ADV
- אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- אם: CONJ
- תפרו: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,pl
- את: PRT,acc
- בריתי: NOUN,f,sg,abs,poss1,sg
- היום: NOUN,m,sg,def
- ואת: CONJ
- בריתי: NOUN,f,sg,abs,poss1,sg
- הלילה: NOUN,m,sg,def
- ולבלתי: CONJ+PART,inf+neg
- היות: VERB,qal,inf
- יומם: ADV
- ולילה: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בעתם: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs+3mp
Parallels
- Jeremiah 31:35-36 (verbal): Very close verbal parallel: God appeals to the fixed ordinances of day and night as evidence of his covenantal faithfulness and the impossibility of their being broken.
- Genesis 8:22 (thematic): Affirms the ongoing regularity of day and night ('while the earth remains'), echoing the theme of cosmic order as a stable divine ordinance.
- Job 38:31-33 (allusion): God’s rhetorical challenge about controlling the constellations, ordinances of the heavens, and the courses of sun and night parallels the motif of divine sovereignty over day/night used as proof of covenant reliability.
- Psalm 89:34-37 (thematic): Links God’s unchanging covenant to the enduring ordinances of sun and moon; uses celestial constancy as a guarantor of covenant promises, paralleling Jeremiah’s argument.
Alternative generated candidates
- Thus says the LORD: If my covenant with day and night could be broken, so that day and night no longer come at their appointed time,
- Thus says the LORD: If you can break my covenant with day and night, so that there be no day and no night at their appointed time,
Jer.33.21 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- גם: ADV
- בריתי: NOUN,f,sg,abs,poss1,sg
- תפר: VERB,qal,juss,2,m,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- דוד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- עבדי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
- מהיות: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- לו: PRON,3,m,sg
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מלך: NOUN,m,sg,cons
- על: PREP
- כסאו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- ואת: CONJ
- הלוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- הכהנים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- משרתי: NOUN,m,pl,cs
Parallels
- 2 Samuel 7:12-16 (thematic): God’s covenant promise to David that his offspring will establish a lasting throne parallels Jeremiah’s promise to re‑establish David’s line and rule.
- 1 Chronicles 17:11-14 (verbal): Parallel retelling of the Davidic covenant found in 2 Samuel, echoing the promise concerning David’s seed and enduring dynasty.
- Psalm 89:3-4, 29-37 (allusion): Explicit language about God’s covenant with David and the promise that his line and throne will be established forever resonates with Jeremiah’s assurance.
- Amos 9:11 (thematic): Prophetic image of raising up the ‘booth of David’ and restoring Davidic rule echoes Jeremiah’s promise to revive David’s house.
- Ezekiel 37:24-25 (structural): Vision of ‘My servant David’ as shepherd/king over Israel and a renewed, settled kingdom parallels Jeremiah’s restoration motif regarding Davidic leadership and the people.
Alternative generated candidates
- then might my covenant also with David my servant be broken, so that he should not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levites, the priests, my ministers.
- then also my covenant with David my servant may be broken, so that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and also with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
Jer.33.22 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- אשר: PRON,rel
- לא: PART_NEG
- יספר: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- צבא: NOUN,m,sg,const
- השמים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- ולא: CONJ
- ימד: VERB,qal,imperf,3,m,sg
- חול: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הים: NOUN,m,sg,abs,def
- כן: ADV
- ארבה: VERB,hif,impf,1,c,sg,NA
- את: PRT,acc
- זרע: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- דוד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- עבדי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
- ואת: CONJ
- הלוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- משרתי: NOUN,m,pl,cs
- אתי: PRON,1,sg
Parallels
- Genesis 22:17 (verbal): God promises Abraham that his offspring will be 'as the stars of heaven and as the sand on the seashore'—the same imagery of innumerable descendants echoed in Jeremiah’s pledge to multiply David’s seed and the Levites.
- Genesis 32:12 (verbal): Jacob prays that his descendants be 'as the sand of the sea,' using the same sand/numberless metaphor that Jeremiah applies to the seed of David and the Levites.
- 2 Samuel 7:12-16 (thematic): The Davidic covenant—God’s promise to establish David’s house and offspring forever—underlies Jeremiah’s assurance that David’s seed will be greatly multiplied.
- Psalm 89:3-4,28-37 (quotation): Psalmic meditation on God’s sworn covenant with David to 'establish' his offspring and throne forever parallels Jeremiah’s promise to expand David’s line and sustain the Levitical ministry.
- Isaiah 9:6-7 (thematic): The prophetic depiction of an everlasting Davidic reign ('of the increase of his government there will be no end') resonates with Jeremiah’s assurance of an enduring, multiplied Davidic seed.
Alternative generated candidates
- As the host of the heavens cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured, so will I multiply the offspring of David my servant and the Levites who minister to me.
- As the host of heaven cannot be numbered and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so will I multiply the offspring of David my servant and the Levites who minister to me.
Jer.33.23 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויהי: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
- דבר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- אל: NEG
- ירמיהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לאמר: INF,qal,infc
Parallels
- Jeremiah 1:4 (verbal): Identical prophetic introductory formula: “Now the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,” marking God’s call/commission to Jeremiah.
- Jeremiah 7:1 (verbal): Same wording introducing a message to Jeremiah (here addressing the temple/people), showing the recurrent prophetic prefatory formula in Jeremiah.
- Jeremiah 11:1 (verbal): Another instance of the exact phrase launching a divine oracle to Jeremiah, demonstrating the formulaic opening for multiple distinct prophecies.
- Jeremiah 34:1 (verbal): Repetition of the same introductory clause before a specific prophetic pronouncement, underscoring the consistent mode of revelation conveyed to Jeremiah.
Alternative generated candidates
- The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying:
- The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying:
Jer.33.24 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- הלוא: PART
- ראית: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
- מה: PRON,int
- העם: NOUN,m,sg,def
- הזה: DEM,m,sg
- דברו: INF,qal,inf+3ms
- לאמר: INF,qal,infc
- שתי: NUM,card,f,du
- המשפחות: NOUN,f,pl,def
- אשר: PRON,rel
- בחר: VERB,qal,perf,3,ms
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- בהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
- וימאסם: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- ואת: CONJ
- עמי: NOUN,m,sg,abs+1s
- ינאצון: VERB,nip,impf,3,m,pl
- מהיות: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- עוד: ADV
- גוי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לפניהם: PREP,3,m,pl
Parallels
- Psalm 94:14 (verbal): Directly counters the claim that God has rejected his people—Psalm affirms 'the LORD will not cast off his people,' echoing the language and theological issue in Jeremiah 33:24.
- Isaiah 49:14 (thematic): Expresses the same communal complaint—'Zion says, The LORD has forsaken me'—mirroring the people's despair that God has abandoned the two chosen families.
- Romans 11:1-2 (thematic): Paul confronts the question 'Has God cast away his people?' and answers in the negative; deals with the same problem of perceived divine rejection of Israel raised in Jeremiah 33:24.
- Ezekiel 36:22-24 (structural): God responds to the nations' view that Israel has been rejected by explaining his purposes in restoration—addresses the accusation in Jeremiah that God has cast off the chosen families and promises regathering for his name's sake.
Alternative generated candidates
- Have you not seen what this people say, “The two families that the LORD chose he has rejected; he has spurned his people, so that they are no longer a nation before him”?
- Have you not seen what this people say, saying, 'The two families that the LORD chose, he has rejected them; he has despised my people so that they are no more a nation before them'?
Jer.33.25 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- כה: ADV
- אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- אם: CONJ
- לא: PART_NEG
- בריתי: NOUN,f,sg,abs,poss1,sg
- יומם: ADV
- ולילה: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- חקות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- שמים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- וארץ: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- לא: PART_NEG
- שמתי: VERB,qal,perf,1,_,sg
Parallels
- Jeremiah 31:35-36 (quotation): Nearly identical wording: both verses invoke God's covenant with day and night and the ordinances of heaven and earth as an unbreakable basis for his promises.
- Psalm 89:34-37 (thematic): Affirms God will not break his covenant and uses sun/moon imagery and eternal cosmic order to guarantee the Davidic covenant, echoing Jeremiah's appeal to day/night stability.
- Genesis 1:14-18 (structural): Describes the establishment of the sun, moon and stars to govern day and night, providing the creation-background for the 'ordinances of heaven and earth' invoked in Jeremiah.
- Genesis 8:22 (thematic): Promises continuing cycles of seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, day and night while the earth endures—parallel assurance of the regularity of day/night used as evidence of God's faithfulness.
- 2 Samuel 7:12-16 (allusion): God's promise to establish David's house forever is the covenant Jeremiah contrasts with the covenant of day and night; Jeremiah argues that if cosmic order could fail, so could the Davidic promise.
Alternative generated candidates
- Thus says the LORD: If I have not established my covenant for day and night, and fixed the statutes of the heavens and the earth,
- Thus says the LORD: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the statutes of heaven and earth,
Jer.33.26 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- גם: ADV
- זרע: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יעקוב: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ודוד: CONJ+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- עבדי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
- אמאס: VERB,qal,impf,1,_,sg
- מקחת: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- מזרעו: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,poss3,m
- משלים: VERB,piel,ptc,3,m,pl
- אל: NEG
- זרע: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אברהם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ישחק: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- ויעקב: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- כי: CONJ
- אשיב: VERB,hiphil,impf,1,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- שבותם: NOUN,f,sg,abs,poss,3,m,pl
- ורחמתים: CONJ+VERB,qal,imperfect,1,_,sg
Parallels
- Jeremiah 23:5-6 (thematic): Promise of a righteous Branch from David who will reign — parallels Jeremiah 33's assurance about David's seed and restoration of the house of Israel.
- 2 Samuel 7:12-16 (allusion): God's covenant with David promising an enduring offspring and throne — background for Jeremiah's reference to David and his servants.
- Genesis 17:7 (allusion): God's covenant with Abraham to be God to his descendants — echoes Jeremiah's linking of the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob with future restoration.
- Ezekiel 37:24-25 (thematic): Vision of a Davidic shepherd over reunited Israel and their return to the land — closely parallels Jeremiah's theme of restoring Israel and Davidic rule.
- Psalm 105:8-11 (verbal): Declaration that God remembers his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and gives the land to their offspring — verbal and thematic resonance with Jeremiah's promises to the patriarchal seed.
Alternative generated candidates
- then I will cast off the offspring of Jacob and David my servant from being a people before me; yet I will not cast off the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob— for I will restore their fortunes and have mercy on them.
- then I would reject the offspring of Jacob and David my servant; I would have cast off their descendants from being a people before me. But I will restore their fortunes and will have compassion on them.
The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah a second time while he was still confined in the court of the guard, saying: Thus says the LORD—He who made it, the LORD who formed it—The LORD is his name:
Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah that have been broken down to the ramparts and to the sword:
The Chaldeans shall come to fight them and fill them with the dead bodies of men whom I have struck in my anger and my wrath, whose faces I have hidden from this city because of all their evil.
Behold, I will bring to it restoration and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them abundant peace and truth.
I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and will rebuild them as at first.
I will cleanse them from all the sin they have committed against me, and I will forgive all their iniquities and rebellions whereby they have sinned against me.
They shall be to me a name, a joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth that hear of all the good that I do for them; and they shall fear and tremble at all the good and at all the peace that I bring to it. Thus says the LORD: Again there shall be heard in this place—which you say is a waste, without man and without beast—within the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, where there is no soul, no inhabitant, no beast:
The voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; the voice of those who say, “Give thanks to the LORD of hosts, for the LORD is good, for his steadfast love endures forever”; they bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD, for I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the LORD. Thus says the LORD of hosts: In this place—desolate as you say, without man and without beast—and in all its cities, there shall be pastures where shepherds rest and flocks lie down.
In the cities of the hill country, the lowland, the Negeb, in the land of Benjamin and around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, flocks shall again pass under the hand of the one who counts them, says the LORD.
Behold, days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the good thing that I promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; he shall execute 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 she shall be called: The LORD is our righteousness.
For thus says the LORD: There shall never be cut off from David a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel.
Nor shall the Levitical priests be cut off from before me—those who burn incense, who stand to serve me, who present burnt offerings and grain offerings—continually.
The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying: Thus says the LORD: If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that there be no day and no night at their appointed time,
then also could my covenant with David my servant be broken, so that he should not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levites, the priests, my ministers?
As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured, so will I multiply the offspring of David my servant and the Levites who minister to me.
The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying:
Have you not observed what this people say, saying, “The two families that the LORD chose he has rejected; he has spurned my people so that there is no longer a nation for them”? Thus says the LORD: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and set the ordinances of heaven and earth,
then I would reject the offspring of Jacob and David my servant from choosing any of his line to be rulers over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But I will restore their fortunes and have compassion on them.