Jeremiah Chapter 33
1 Moreover the LORD's word came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still locked up in the court of the guard, saying,
2 "The LORD who does it, the LORD who forms it to establish it-the LORD is his name, says:
3 'Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don't know.'
4 For the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the houses of this city and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are broken down to make a defence against the mounds and against the sword;
5 while men come to fight with the Chaldeans, and to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have killed in my anger and in my wrath, and for all whose wickedness I have hidden my face from this city:
6 'Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them; and I will reveal to them abundance of peace and truth.
7 I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
8 I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against me. I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned against me and by which they have transgressed against me.
9 This city will be to me for a name of joy, for praise, and for glory, before all the nations of the earth, which will hear all the good that I do to them, and will fear and tremble for all the good and for all the peace that I provide to it.' "
10 The LORD says: "Yet again there will be heard in this place, about which you say, 'It is waste, without man and without animal, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without animal,'
11 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 Armies, for the LORD is good, for his loving kindness endures forever;' who bring thanksgiving into the LORD's house. For I will cause the captivity of the land to be reversed as at the first," says the LORD.
12 The LORD of Armies says: "Yet again there will be in this place, which is waste, without man and without animal, and in all its cities, a habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.
13 In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the South, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of him who counts them," says the LORD.
14 "Behold, the days come," says the LORD, "that I will perform that good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and concerning the house of Judah.
15 "In those days and at that time, I will cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up to David. He will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
16 In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell safely. This is the name by which she will be called: The LORD our righteousness."
17 For the LORD says: "David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel.
18 The Levitical priests won't lack a man before me to offer burnt offerings, to burn meal offerings, and to do sacrifice continually."
19 The LORD's word came to Jeremiah, saying,
20 "The LORD says: 'If you can break my covenant of the day and my covenant of the night, so that there will not be day and night in their time;
21 then may my covenant also be broken with David my servant, that he won't have a son to reign on his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
22 As the army of the sky can't be counted, and the sand of the sea can't be measured; so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant and the Levites who minister to me.' "
23 The LORD's word came to Jeremiah, saying,
24 "Don't consider what this people has spoken, saying, 'Has the LORD cast off the two families which he chose?' Thus they despise my people, that they should be no more a nation before them."
25 The LORD says: "If my covenant of day and night fails, if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;
26 then I will also cast away the offspring of Jacob, and of David my servant, so that I will not take of his offspring to be rulers over the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to be reversed and will have mercy on them."
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Jeremiah Chapter 33 Guide
Following the story of the purchase of the field in Anathoth, with its signification, is a song of the ultimate restoration therein foretold.
The song first celebrates the restoration of the people and the cities. This is described in its moral and material aspects, and in that order. The people are to be cleansed from their iniquity, and the city is to become "a name of joy" to Jehovah in the consciousness of all the peoples of the earth. The moral restoration will be manifested in a material one. The place, waste and desolate and without inhabitant, will again become the centre of family life, and of joy and of prosperity. The establishment of the restored order is to be associated with the coming of One who is described as the "Branch of righteousness." In His Person the two offices of King and Priest are to be united, and the result of His administration will be that Judah shall be saved and Jerusalem dwell safely.
Again the promise is confirmed by, the solemn affirmation of Jehovah that if men can break His Covenant of day and night, then also may His covenant with David and with the priests he broken. The promise is not only sure but gracious, and as the host of heaven cannot be numbered so will the seed of His servant be multiplied. Jehovah declares Himself to be conscious of the murmuring and unbelief of the people which finds expression in their declaration that Jehovah has cast off the kingly and priestly families. He declares again that in spite of such unbelief, His Covenant with His ancient servants is as sure as day and night.
From "An Exposition of the Whole Bible" by G. Campbell Morgan.
Jeremiah Chapter 33 Commentary
Chapter Outline
- The restoration of the Jews. -- (1-13)
- The Messiah promised; happiness of his times. -- (14-26)
Verses 1-13
Those who expect to receive comforts from God, must call upon him. Promises are given, not to do away, but to quicken and encourage prayer. These promises lead us to the gospel of Christ; and in that God has revealed truth to direct us, and peace to make us easy. All who by sanctifying grace are cleansed from the filth of sin, by pardoning mercy are freed from the guilt. When sinners are thus justified, washed, and sanctified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Holy Spirit, they are enabled to walk before God in peace and purity. Many are led to perceive the real difference between the people of God and the world around them, and to fear the Divine wrath. It is promised that the people who were long in sorrow, shall again be filled with joy. Where the Lord gives righteousness and peace, he will give all needful supplies for temporal wants; and all we have will be comforts, as sanctified by the word and by prayer.
Verses 14-26
To crown the blessings God has in store, here is a promise of the Messiah. He imparts righteousness to his church, for he is made of God to us righteousness; and believers are made the righteousness of God in him. Christ is our Lord God, our righteousness, our sanctification, and our redemption. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. But in this world prosperity and adversity succeed each other, as light and darkness, day and night. The covenant of priesthood shall be secured. And all true believers are a holy priesthood, a royal priesthood, they offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God; themselves, in the first place, as living sacrifices. The promises of that covenant shall have full accomplishment in the gospel Israel. In Gal. 6:16, all that walk according to the gospel rule, are made to be the Israel of God, on whom shall be peace and mercy. Let us not despise the families which were of old the chosen people of God, though for a time they seem to be cast off.
From the "Concise Commentary on the Bible" by Matthew Henry.