Jer 33 | NASB1995 | STEP | Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the second time , while he was still confined in the court of the guard , saying ,

Jeremiah 33

Restoration Promised

1 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still ^{▼▼ Lit shut up
,} ^bconfined in the court of the guard, saying, 2 “Thus says ^cthe Lord who made ^{▼▼ Lit it} the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it, the ^eLord is His name, 3 ‘ ^fCall to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you ^ggreat and mighty things, ^hwhich you do not know.’ 4 “For thus says the Lord God of Israel concerning the ⁱhouses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah which are broken down to make a defense against the ^jsiege ramps and against the sword, 5 ‘While they are coming to ^kfight 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 ^lhidden My face from this city because of all their wickedness: 6 ‘Behold, I will bring to it ^mhealth and healing, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them an ⁿabundance of peace and truth. 7 ‘I will ^orestore the ^{▼▼ Or captivity}fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel and will ^qrebuild them as they were at first. 8 ‘I will ^rcleanse 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 ‘ ^{▼▼ I.e. This city}It will be to Me a ^tname of joy, praise and glory before ^uall the nations of the earth which will hear of all the ^vgood that I do for them, and they will ^wfear 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 ^xwaste, without man and without beast,” that is, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are ^ydesolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast, 11 the voice of ^zjoy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, ^aa“Give thanks to the Lord of hosts,
For the Lord is good,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting”;
and of those who bring a ^abthank offering into the house of the Lord. For I will restore the ^{▼▼ Or captivity}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, ^adwithout man or beast, and in all its cities, a ^{▼▼ Or pasture}habitation of shepherds who rest their ^afflocks. 13 ‘In the ^agcities 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 ^ahpass under the hands of the one who numbers them,’ says the Lord.

The Davidic Kingdom

14 ‘Behold, ^aidays are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will ^ajfulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15 ‘In those days and at that time I will cause a ^akrighteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He shall execute ^aljustice and righteousness on the earth. 16 ‘In those days ^amJudah will be saved and Jerusalem will dwell in safety; and this is the name by which she will be called: the ^anLord is our righteousness.’ 17 “For thus says the Lord, ‘ ^{▼▼ Lit There shall not be cut off for David}David shall ^apnever lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; 18 ^{▼▼ Lit there shall not be cut off for the Levitical priests}and the ^arLevitical priests shall never lack a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to ^asprepare sacrifices ^{▼▼ Lit all the days}continually.’”

19 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 20 “Thus says the Lord, ‘If you can ^aubreak My covenant for the day and My covenant for the night, so that day and night will not be at their appointed time, 21 then ^avMy covenant may also be broken with David My servant so that he will not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levitical priests, My ministers. 22 ‘As the ^awhost of heaven cannot be counted and the ^axsand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will ^aymultiply the ^{▼▼ Lit seed}descendants of David My servant and the ^baLevites who minister to Me.’”

23 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 24 “Have you not observed what this people have spoken, saying, ‘The ^bbtwo families which the Lord chose, He has ^bcrejected them’? Thus they ^bddespise My people, no longer are they as a nation ^{▼▼ Lit to their faces}in their sight. 25 “Thus says the Lord, ‘If My ^bfcovenant for day and night stand not, and the ^{▼▼ Lit statutes}fixed patterns of heaven and earth I have ^bhnot established, 26 then I would ^bireject the ^{▼▼ Lit seed}descendants of Jacob and David My servant, ^{▼▼ Lit from taking}not taking from his ^{▼▼ Lit seed}descendants ^bmrulers over the ^{▼▼ Lit seed}descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But I will ^borestore their ^{▼▼ Or captivity}fortunes and will have ^bqmercy on them.’”