Jeremiah 33
1 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guard:
2 “This is what the LORD says, who made it, the LORD who formed it to establish it—the LORD is his name:
3 ‘Call to me, and I will answer you. I will tell you great and hidden things you do not know.’
4 For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah, torn down for the siege ramps and the sword:
5 ‘They are coming to fight the Chaldeans and to fill them with the corpses of people whom I struck down in my anger and fury. I have hidden my face from this city because of all their wickedness.
6 Look, I will bring it healing and cure. I will heal them and reveal to them an abundance of peace and faithfulness.
7 I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and rebuild them as they were at first.
8 I will cleanse them of all the guilt of their sin against me. I will forgive all the guilt of their sin against me and their rebellion against me.
9 It will bring me joy, praise, and honor before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for them. They will be afraid and tremble because of all the good and all the peace I bring to it.’
10 This is what the LORD says: ‘In this place, which you say is ruined, without people or animals, and in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem, now desolate, without people, inhabitants, or animals, this will still be heard:
11 The sound of joy and gladness, the sound of the bridegroom and the bride, the voices of those saying, “Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; his faithful love endures forever,” as they bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the LORD.”
12 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘In this ruined place, without people or animals, and in all its towns, there will again be pasture for shepherds, where they will let their flocks rest.
13 In the towns of the hill country, the towns of the foothills, the towns of the Negev, in the land of Benjamin, around Jerusalem, and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them,’ says the LORD.”
14 ‘Look, the days are coming,’ says the LORD, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David. He will carry out justice and righteousness in the land.
16 In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Is Our Righteousness.’
17 For this is what the LORD says: ‘David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,
18 and the Levitical priests will never lack a man before me to offer burnt offerings, burn grain offerings, and present sacrifices every day.’”
19 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
20 “This is what the LORD says: ‘Consider what would happen if you broke my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night no longer came at their appointed time.
21 Then my covenant with David my servant would also be broken, so that he would have no son to reign on his throne, and so would my covenant with the Levites, the priests who serve me.
22 Just as the host of heaven cannot be counted and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant and the Levites who serve me.’”
23 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
24 “Have you not noticed what these people are saying? They say, ‘The two families the LORD chose, he has rejected.’ They despise my people, as if it were no longer a nation before them.
25 This is what the LORD says: ‘Consider what would happen if my covenant with day and night did not stand, and if I had not established the laws of heaven and earth.
26 Then I too would reject the offspring of Jacob and David my servant, and would not choose from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But I will restore their fortunes and have compassion on them.’”
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