Jeremiah 33:6-16

6 'Behold, I will bring to it ¹health and healing, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them an ²abundance of peace and truth.

7 'I will ³restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel and will ⁴rebuild them as they were at first.

8 'I will ⁵cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned against Me and by which they have transgressed against Me.

9 'It will be to Me a ⁶name of joy, praise and glory before ⁷all the nations of the earth which will hear of all the ⁸good that I do for them, and they will ⁹fear and tremble because of all the good and all the peace that I make for it.'

10 "Thus says the LORD, 'Yet again there will be heard in this place, of which you say, "It is a ¹⁰waste, without man and without beast," that is, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are ¹¹desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast,

11 the voice of ¹²joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, "¹³Give thanks to the LORD of hosts, For the LORD is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting "; and of those who bring a ¹⁴thank offering into the house of the LORD. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,' says the LORD.

12 "Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'There will again be in this place which is waste, ¹⁵without * man or beast, and in all its cities, a habitation of shepherds who rest their ¹⁶flocks.

13 'In the ¹⁷cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the Negev, in the land of Benjamin, in the environs of Jerusalem and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again ¹⁸pass under the hands of the one who numbers them,' says the LORD.

The Davidic Kingdom

14 'Behold, ¹⁹days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will ²⁰fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

15 'In those days and at that time I will cause a ²¹righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He shall execute ²²justice and righteousness on the earth.

16 'In those days ²³Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will dwell in safety; and this is the name by which she will be called: the ²⁴LORD is our righteousness.'

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Jeremiah 33:6-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 33

This chapter is a continuation of prophecies of spiritual blessings on the church of Christ in Gospel times, of which the return of the Jews from captivity, and the benefits following on that, were types. The place where Jeremiah had this prophecy communicated to him, the prison, Jer 33:1; the author of it, Jehovah, who describes himself, Jer 33:2; encourages the prophet to pray unto him, promising an answer, and a discovery of great and hidden things, Jer 33:3; not so much concerning the destruction of the city, and the rebuilding it, Jer 33:4,5; as spiritual blessings to the church, signified by it; such as a healthful state and condition through Christ, the sun of righteousness, arising with healing in his wings, and a revelation of abundance of peace and truth by him, Jer 33:6; a release of captives, and a rebuilding of the church, Jer 33:7; free and full forgiveness of all sins, Jer 33:8; the church a praise in the whole earth; much joy in it, and glory to God by it, Jer 33:9-11; spiritual pastors or shepherds feeding their flocks, and taking very diligent care of them, Jer 33:12,13; a promise of the Messiah as a righteous Branch; as the Saviour and safeguard of his people; and as the Lord their righteousness, Jer 33:14-16; an assurance of the continuance of the kingly and priestly offices in him, whereby the covenant of God with David and the Levites would be for ever secured, Jer 33:17-22; and the chapter is concluded with a promise of the perseverance of the saints and people of God; which is represented as certain as the covenant with day and night, and as the ordinances of heaven and earth, in opposition to a suggestion to the contrary, Jer 33:23-26.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 24

1. Jeremiah 17:14; Jeremiah 30:17; Hosea 6:1
2. Isaiah 66:12; Galatians 5:22, 23
3. Psalms 85:1; Jeremiah 30:18; Jeremiah 32:44; Jeremiah 33:26; Amos 9:14
4. Isaiah 1:26; Jeremiah 30:18; Jeremiah 31:4, 38; Amos 9:14, 15
5. Psalms 51:2; Isaiah 44:22; Jeremiah 50:20; Ezekiel 36:25, 33; Micah 7:18, 19; Zechariah 13:1; Hebrews 9:11-14
6. Is 62:2, 4, 7; Jeremiah 13:11
7. Jeremiah 3:17, 19; Jeremiah 4:2; Jeremiah 16:19
8. Jeremiah 24:6; Jeremiah 32:42
9. Nehemiah 6:16; Psalms 40:3; Isaiah 60:5; Hosea 3:5
10. Jeremiah 32:43
11. Jeremiah 26:9; Jeremiah 34:22
12. Isaiah 35:10; Isaiah 51:3, 11
13. 1 Chronicles 16:8, 34; 2 Chronicles 5:13; 2 Chronicles 7:3; Ezra 3:11; Psalms 100:4, 5; Psalms 106:1; Psalms 107:1; Psalms 118:1; Psalms 136:1
14. Leviticus 7:12, 13; Psalms 107:22; Psalms 116:17; Jeremiah 17:26; Hebrews 13:15
15. Jeremiah 32:43; Jeremiah 36:29; Jeremiah 51:62
16. Isaiah 65:10; Jeremiah 31:12; Ezekiel 34:12-15; Zephaniah 2:6, 7
17. Jeremiah 17:26; Jeremiah 32:44
18. Leviticus 27:32; Luke 15:4
19. Jeremiah 23:5
20. Isaiah 32:1, 2; Jeremiah 29:10; Jeremiah 32:42; Jeremiah 33:9; Ezekiel 34:23-25; Haggai 2:6-9
21. Isaiah 4:2; Isaiah 11:1-5; Jeremiah 23:5, 6; Jeremiah 30:9; Zechariah 3:8; Zechariah 6:12, 13
22. Psalms 72:1-5
23. Isaiah 45:17, 22; Jeremiah 23:6
24. Isaiah 45:24, 25; Jeremiah 23:6; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 3:9

Footnotes 4

[a]. Or "captivity"
[b]. I.e. This city
[c]. Or "captivity"
[d]. Or "pasture"