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Jeremiah 33
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### Promise of Restoration

33 While Jeremiah was still confined(A) in the courtyard(B) of the guard, the word of the Lord came to him a second time:(C) 2 “This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth,(D) the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name:(E) 3 ‘Call(F) to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable(G) things you do not know.’ 4 For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says about the houses in this city and the royal palaces of Judah that have been torn down to be used against the siege(H) ramps(I) and the sword 5 in the fight with the Babylonians[a]: ‘They will be filled with the dead bodies of the people I will slay in my anger and wrath.(J) I will hide my face(K) from this city because of all its wickedness.

6 “‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal(L) my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace(M) and security. 7 I will bring Judah(N) and Israel back from captivity[b](O) and will rebuild(P) them as they were before.(Q) 8 I will cleanse(R) them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive(S) all their sins of rebellion against me. 9 Then this city will bring me renown,(T) joy, praise(U) and honor(V) before all nations on earth that hear of all the good things I do for it; and they will be in awe and will tremble(W) at the abundant prosperity and peace I provide for it.’

10 “This is what the Lord says: ‘You say about this place, “It is a desolate waste, without people or animals.”(X) Yet in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted,(Y) inhabited by neither people nor animals, there will be heard once more 11 the sounds of joy and gladness,(Z) the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings(AA) to the house of the Lord, saying,

“Give thanks to the Lord Almighty,
for the Lord is good;(AB)
his love endures forever.”(AC)

For I will restore the fortunes(AD) of the land as they were before,(AE)’ says the Lord.

12 “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In this place, desolate(AF) and without people or animals(AG)—in all its towns there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.(AH) 13 In the towns of the hill(AI) country, of the western foothills and of the Negev,(AJ) in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hand(AK) of the one who counts them,’ says the Lord.

14 “‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise(AL) I made to the people of Israel and Judah.

15 “‘In those days and at that time
I will make a righteous(AM) Branch(AN) sprout from David’s line;(AO)
he will do what is just and right in the land.
16 In those days Judah will be saved(AP)
and Jerusalem will live in safety.(AQ)
This is the name by which it[c] will be called:(AR)
The Lord Our Righteous Savior.’(AS)

17 For this is what the Lord says: ‘David will never fail(AT) to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel, 18 nor will the Levitical(AU) priests(AV) ever fail to have a man to stand before me continually to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to present sacrifices.(AW)’”

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(AX) and my covenant with the night, so that day and night no longer come at their appointed time,(AY) 21 then my covenant(AZ) with David my servant—and my covenant with the Levites(BA) who are priests ministering before me—can be broken and David will no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne.(BB) 22 I will make the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me as countless(BC) 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[d](BD) he chose’? So they despise(BE) my people and no longer regard them as a nation.(BF) 25 This is what the Lord says: ‘If I have not made my covenant with day and night(BG) and established the laws(BH) of heaven and earth,(BI) 26 then I will reject(BJ) the descendants of Jacob(BK) 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[e](BL) and have compassion(BM) on them.’”

#### Footnotes

1. Jeremiah 33:5 Or Chaldeans
2. Jeremiah 33:7 Or will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel
3. Jeremiah 33:16 Or he
4. Jeremiah 33:24 Or families
5. Jeremiah 33:26 Or will bring them back from captivity

#### Cross references

1. Jeremiah 33:1 : S Ps 88:8
2. Jeremiah 33:1 : Jer 37:21; 38:28
3. Jeremiah 33:1 : Jer 13:3
4. Jeremiah 33:2 : S Ps 136:6; S Jer 10:16
5. Jeremiah 33:2 : S Ex 3:15
6. Jeremiah 33:3 : S Isa 55:6
7. Jeremiah 33:3 : S Job 28:11
8. Jeremiah 33:4 : S 2Ki 25:1; Eze 4:2
9. Jeremiah 33:4 : Jer 32:24; Eze 26:8; Hab 1:10
10. Jeremiah 33:5 : Jer 21:4-7
11. Jeremiah 33:5 : S Dt 31:17; S Isa 8:17
12. Jeremiah 33:6 : S Dt 32:39; S Isa 30:26
13. Jeremiah 33:6 : S Isa 9:6
14. Jeremiah 33:7 : Jer 32:44
15. Jeremiah 33:7 : Jer 30:3; Eze 39:25; Am 9:14
16. Jeremiah 33:7 : S Jer 24:6
17. Jeremiah 33:7 : S Isa 1:26
18. Jeremiah 33:8 : S Lev 16:30; Heb 9:13-14
19. Jeremiah 33:8 : S 2Sa 24:14; S Jer 31:34
20. Jeremiah 33:9 : S Isa 55:13
21. Jeremiah 33:9 : S Isa 60:18
22. Jeremiah 33:9 : S Jer 3:17
23. Jeremiah 33:9 : S Isa 64:2
24. Jeremiah 33:10 : Jer 32:43
25. Jeremiah 33:10 : S Lev 26:32; S Jer 9:11
26. Jeremiah 33:11 : S Ps 51:8; S Isa 24:8; S 51:3
27. Jeremiah 33:11 : S Lev 7:12
28. Jeremiah 33:11 : S 2Ch 7:3; Ps 25:8; S 136:1; Na 1:7
29. Jeremiah 33:11 : S 1Ch 16:34; 2Ch 5:13; Ps 100:4-5
30. Jeremiah 33:11 : Ps 14:7
31. Jeremiah 33:11 : S Isa 1:26
32. Jeremiah 33:12 : Jer 32:43
33. Jeremiah 33:12 : ver 10
34. Jeremiah 33:12 : S Isa 65:10; Eze 34:11-15
35. Jeremiah 33:13 : S Jer 31:5
36. Jeremiah 33:13 : S Jer 17:26; Ob 1:20
37. Jeremiah 33:13 : S Lev 27:32
38. Jeremiah 33:14 : Dt 28:1-14; S Jos 23:15; S Jer 29:10
39. Jeremiah 33:15 : S Ps 72:2
40. Jeremiah 33:15 : S Isa 4:2
41. Jeremiah 33:15 : S 2Sa 7:12
42. Jeremiah 33:16 : S Isa 45:17
43. Jeremiah 33:16 : S Jer 17:25; S 32:37
44. Jeremiah 33:16 : Isa 59:14; Jer 3:17; Eze 48:35; Zep 3:13; Zec 8:3, 16
45. Jeremiah 33:16 : S 1Co 1:30
46. Jeremiah 33:17 : S 2Sa 7:13; S 2Ch 7:18; Ps 89:29-37; S Lk 1:33
47. Jeremiah 33:18 : S Dt 18:1
48. Jeremiah 33:18 : S Nu 25:11-13; Heb 7:17-22
49. Jeremiah 33:18 : Heb 13:15
50. Jeremiah 33:20 : Ps 89:36
51. Jeremiah 33:20 : S Ge 1:14
52. Jeremiah 33:21 : Ps 89:34
53. Jeremiah 33:21 : S Dt 18:1
54. Jeremiah 33:21 : S 2Sa 7:13; S 2Ch 7:18
55. Jeremiah 33:22 : S Ge 12:2; S Jer 30:19; Hos 1:10
56. Jeremiah 33:24 : Eze 37:22
57. Jeremiah 33:24 : S Ne 4:4
58. Jeremiah 33:24 : S Jer 30:17; Eze 36:20
59. Jeremiah 33:25 : S Ge 1:18
60. Jeremiah 33:25 : S Ps 148:6
61. Jeremiah 33:25 : Ps 74:16-17
62. Jeremiah 33:26 : S Lev 26:44
63. Jeremiah 33:26 : S Isa 14:1
64. Jeremiah 33:26 : ver 7; Ps 14:7
65. Jeremiah 33:26 : S Jer 30:18

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