Jeremías 33:13

13 Una vez más los pastores contarán sus rebaños en las ciudades de la zona montañosa, en las colinas de Judá,
en el Neguev, en la tierra de Benjamín, en los alrededores de Jerusalén y en todas las ciudades de Judá. ¡Yo, el Señor
, he hablado!

Jeremías 33:13 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 33:13

In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale,
and in the cities of the south
Into which three parts the land of Judea was divided; (See Gill on Jeremiah 32:44); and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in
the cities of Judah;
in the cities of the two tribes, of which Jerusalem was the metropolis; and which returned from the captivity, and settled here, and were in being when the Messiah came, here prophesied of, the great Shepherd of the sheep: shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth
[them], saith the Lord;
alluding to the custom of shepherds telling their flocks, when they led them out of the fold in the morning, and when they put them in at evening ^F19; or to the tithing of them, ( Leviticus 27:32 ) ; this is not to be understood literally, but mystically. So Jarchi, Kimchi, and Abarbinel interpret it of the Israelites going in and out under the hands of their king, that goes at the head of them; and the Targum, of the King Messiah, and who is no doubt meant. The elect of God, who are intended by the "flocks", were in eternal election considered as sheep, and by that act of grace were distinguished from others; and so when an exact account was taken of them, their names were written in heaven, and in the Lamb's book of life; and had this seal and mark put upon them, "the Lord knows them that are his", ( 2 Timothy 2:19 ) ; also in the gift of them to Christ; in the covenant of grace, when they were brought into the bond of that covenant, they were likewise considered as sheep, distinct from others; and were told into the hands of Christ, where they are kept, and who has a most perfect knowledge of them; and in the effectual calling they will again pass under his hands; they are then as sheep that had gone astray, returned to the Shepherd and Bishop of their souls; and when they are separated from others, and special knowledge is taken of them, and Christ's mark, the sanctification of the Spirit, is put upon them; and at the last day, when Christ shall deliver them up to the Father, he will say, lo, I and the children, or sheep, whom thou hast given me; and they will all be numbered, and not one will be wanting.

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 "Bisque die numerant, alter pecus, alter et haedos". Virgil.

Jeremías 33:13 In-Context

11 risas y voces de alegría. Otra vez se oirán las voces felices de los novios y las novias junto con las canciones alegres de las personas que traen ofrendas de gratitud al Señor
. Cantarán:
“Denle gracias al Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales,
porque el Señor
es bueno.
¡Su fiel amor perdura para siempre!”.
Pues restauraré la prosperidad de esta tierra a como era en el pasado, dice el Señor
.

12 »Esto dice el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales: esta tierra —a pesar de que ahora está desolada y no tiene gente ni animales— tendrá otra vez pastizales donde los pastores podrán llevar los rebaños.

13 Una vez más los pastores contarán sus rebaños en las ciudades de la zona montañosa, en las colinas de Judá,
en el Neguev, en la tierra de Benjamín, en los alrededores de Jerusalén y en todas las ciudades de Judá. ¡Yo, el Señor
, he hablado!

14 »Llegará el día, dice el Señor
, cuando haré por Israel y por Judá todas las cosas buenas que les he prometido.

15 »En esos días y en ese tiempo
levantaré un descendiente
justo, del linaje del rey David.
Él hará lo que es justo y correcto en toda la tierra.