Jeremiah 33:1-13

Restoration Promised

1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still ¹confined in the court of the guard, saying,

2 "Thus says ²the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it to establish it, the ³LORD is His name,

3 '⁴Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you ⁵great and mighty things, ⁶which you do not know.'

4 "For thus says the LORD God of Israel concerning the ⁷houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah which are broken down to make a defense against the ⁸siege ramps and against the sword,

5 'While they are coming to ⁹fight with the Chaldeans and to fill them with the corpses of men whom I have slain in My anger and in My wrath, and I have ¹⁰hidden My face from this city because of all their wickedness:

6 'Behold, I will bring to it ¹¹health and healing, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them an ¹²abundance of peace and truth.

7 'I will ¹³restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel and will ¹⁴rebuild them as they were at first.

8 'I will ¹⁵cleanse 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 ¹⁶name of joy, praise and glory before ¹⁷all the nations of the earth which will hear of all the ¹⁸good that I do for them, and they will ¹⁹fear 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 ²⁰waste, without man and without beast," that is, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are ²¹desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast,

11 the voice of ²²joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, "²³Give thanks to the LORD of hosts, For the LORD is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting "; and of those who bring a ²⁴thank 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, ²⁵without * man or beast, and in all its cities, a habitation of shepherds who rest their ²⁶flocks.

13 'In the ²⁷cities 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 ²⁸pass under the hands of the one who numbers them,' says the LORD.

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Jeremiah 33:1-13 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 28

1. Jeremiah 32:2, 8; Jeremiah 37:21; Jeremiah 38:28
2. Jeremiah 51:19
3. Exodus 3:15; Exodus 6:3; Exodus 15:3; Jeremiah 10:16
4. Psalms 50:15; Psalms 91:15; Isaiah 55:6, 7; Jeremiah 29:12
5. Jeremiah 32:17, 27
6. Isaiah 48:6
7. Isaiah 32:13, 14
8. Jeremiah 32:24; Ezekiel 4:2; Ezekiel 21:22; Habakkuk 1:10
9. Jeremiah 21:4-7; Jeremiah 32:5
10. Isaiah 8:17; Jeremiah 21:10; Micah 3:4
11. Jeremiah 17:14; Jeremiah 30:17; Hosea 6:1
12. Isaiah 66:12; Galatians 5:22, 23
13. Psalms 85:1; Jeremiah 30:18; Jeremiah 32:44; Jeremiah 33:26; Amos 9:14
14. Isaiah 1:26; Jeremiah 30:18; Jeremiah 31:4, 38; Amos 9:14, 15
15. Psalms 51:2; Isaiah 44:22; Jeremiah 50:20; Ezekiel 36:25, 33; Micah 7:18, 19; Zechariah 13:1; Hebrews 9:11-14
16. Is 62:2, 4, 7; Jeremiah 13:11
17. Jeremiah 3:17, 19; Jeremiah 4:2; Jeremiah 16:19
18. Jeremiah 24:6; Jeremiah 32:42
19. Nehemiah 6:16; Psalms 40:3; Isaiah 60:5; Hosea 3:5
20. Jeremiah 32:43
21. Jeremiah 26:9; Jeremiah 34:22
22. Isaiah 35:10; Isaiah 51:3, 11
23. 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
24. Leviticus 7:12, 13; Psalms 107:22; Psalms 116:17; Jeremiah 17:26; Hebrews 13:15
25. Jeremiah 32:43; Jeremiah 36:29; Jeremiah 51:62
26. Isaiah 65:10; Jeremiah 31:12; Ezekiel 34:12-15; Zephaniah 2:6, 7
27. Jeremiah 17:26; Jeremiah 32:44
28. Leviticus 27:32; Luke 15:4

Footnotes 6

[a]. Lit "shut up"
[b]. Lit "it"
[c]. Or "captivity"
[d]. I.e. This city
[e]. Or "captivity"
[f]. Or "pasture"