Jeremiah 33:14-26

14 “ ‘The days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah.
15 “ ‘In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land.
16 In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it[a] will be called: The LORD Our Righteous Savior.’
17 For this is what the LORD says: ‘David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel,
18 nor will the Levitical priests ever fail to have a man to stand before me continually to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to present sacrifices.’ ”
19 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 no longer come at their appointed time,
21 then my covenant with David my servant—and my covenant with the Levites who are priests ministering before me—can be broken and David will no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne.
22 I will make the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me as countless as the stars in the sky and as measureless as the sand on the seashore.’ ”
23 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
24 “Have you not noticed that these people are saying, ‘The LORD has rejected the two kingdoms[b] he chose’? So they despise my people and no longer regard them as a nation.
25 This is what the LORD says: ‘If I have not made my covenant with day and night and established the laws of heaven and earth,
26 then I will reject the descendants of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his sons to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes[c] and have compassion on them.’ ”

Jeremiah 33:14-26 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.

Cross References 28

  • 1. Deuteronomy 28:1-14; S Joshua 23:15; S Jeremiah 29:10
  • 2. S Psalms 72:2
  • 3. S Isaiah 4:2; Isaiah 11:1; Jeremiah 23:5
  • 4. S 2 Samuel 7:12
  • 5. S Isaiah 45:17
  • 6. S Jeremiah 17:25; S Jeremiah 32:37
  • 7. Isaiah 59:14; Jeremiah 3:17; Ezekiel 48:35; Zephaniah 3:13; Zechariah 8:3,16
  • 8. S 1 Corinthians 1:30
  • 9. S 2 Samuel 7:13; 1 Kings 2:4; S 2 Chronicles 7:18; Psalms 89:29-37; S Luke 1:33
  • 10. S Numbers 25:11-13; Hebrews 7:17-22
  • 11. S Deuteronomy 18:1
  • 12. Hebrews 13:15
  • 13. Psalms 89:36
  • 14. S Genesis 1:14
  • 15. Psalms 89:34
  • 16. S Deuteronomy 18:1
  • 17. S 2 Samuel 7:13; S 2 Chronicles 7:18
  • 18. Genesis 15:5; S Genesis 12:2; S Jeremiah 30:19; Hosea 1:10
  • 19. Ezekiel 37:22
  • 20. S Nehemiah 4:4
  • 21. S Jeremiah 30:17; Ezekiel 36:20
  • 22. S Genesis 1:18; Jeremiah 31:35-36
  • 23. S Psalms 148:6
  • 24. Psalms 74:16-17
  • 25. S Leviticus 26:44; Jeremiah 31:37
  • 26. S Isaiah 14:1
  • 27. ver 7; Psalms 14:7
  • 28. S Jeremiah 30:18

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