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Jeremiah 33

Clinging to a Counterfeit Cross
Introduction

1  God promises to the captivity a gracious return;
9  a joyful state;
12  a settled government;
15  Christ the branch of righteousness;
17  a continuance of kingdom and priesthood;
19  and a stability of a blessed seed.
Verse 1

Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
A. M. 3416. B.C. 588. Moreover. This was the eleventh year of Zedekiah, Jeremiah being still shut up in prison; but he was now in the court of the prison, where the elders and the king's officers might consult him with the greater ease
he
32:2,3,8, 37:21, 38:28, 2 Timothy 2:9
Verse 2

Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name;
the maker
Osah, rather, "the Doer of it:" that is, He who is to perform that which He is now about to promise; thus rendered by Dahler; Voici ce qui dit l'Eternel, qui fait ce qu'il a dit. "Thus saith the Eternal, who doeth that which he hath said."
Psalms 87:5, 102:16, Isaiah 14:32, 37:26, 43:1,21, 62:7, Hebrews 11:10,16, Revelation 21:2,10
the Lord
or, Jehovah.
32:18, Exodus 3:14,15, 6:3, 15:3, Amos 5:8, 9:6
Verse 3

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Call
29:12, Deuteronomy 4:7,29, 1 Kings 8:47-50, Psalms 50:15, 91:15, 145:18, Isaiah 55:6,7, Isaiah 65:24, Joel 2:32, Luke 11:9,10, Acts 2:21, Romans 10:12,13, 1 Corinthians 1:2
shew
Micah 7:15, Ephesians 3:20
mighty
Heb. hidden.
Psalms 25:14, Isaiah 45:3, 48:6, Amos 3:7, Matthew 13:35, 1 Corinthians 2:7-11, Revelation 2:17
Verse 4

For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword;
thrown
32:24, Ezekiel 4:2, 21:22, 26:8, Habakkuk 1:10
Verse 5

They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city.
come
21:4-7, 32:5, 37:9,10
I have hid
18:17, 21:10, Deuteronomy 31:17, 32:20, Isaiah 1:15,16, 8:17, 64:7, Ezekiel 39:23, Ezekiel 39:24,29, Micah 3:4
Verse 6

Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
I will bring
17:14, 30:12-17, Deuteronomy 32:39, Psalms 67:2, Isaiah 30:26, 58:8, Hosea 6:1, 7:1
health
Aruchah; not a plaister, as some, or progress, as others; but health, or the healing or closing of a wound, as the cognate Arabic areekat signifies, from araka, to heal.
and will
Exodus 34:6, Psalms 37:11, 72:7, 85:10-12, Isaiah 2:4, 11:5-9, 26:2-4, 30:26, Isaiah 33:15-18, 39:8, 48:17,18, 54:13, 55:7, 66:12, Micah 4:3, John 10:10, Galatians 5:22,23, Ephesians 6:23, Titus 3:5,6, Hebrews 6:17,18, 1 Peter 1:3
Verse 7

And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
will cause
11,26, 23:3, 29:14, 30:3, 32:44, Psalms 14:7, 85:1, 126:1,4, Isaiah 11:12-16, Zephaniah 3:20
and will
24:6, 30:20, 31:4,28, 42:10, Isaiah 1:26, Hosea 2:15, Amos 9:14,15, Micah 7:14,15, Zechariah 1:17
Verse 8

And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.
31:34, 50:20, Psalms 51:2, 65:3, 85:2,3, Isaiah 4:2, 44:22, 56:7, Ezekiel 36:25,33, Joel 3:21, Micah 7:18,19, Zechariah 13:1, Hebrews 9:11-14, 1 John 1:7-9, Revelation 1:5
Verse 9

And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.
a name
13:11, 31:4, Psalms 126:2,3, Isaiah 62:2,3,7,12, Zephaniah 3:17-20, Zechariah 8:20-23
before
26:6, 29:1, 44:8
fear
Exodus 15:14-16, 2 Chronicles 20:29, Nehemiah 6:16, Esther 8:17, Psalms 40:3, Isaiah 60:5, Hosea 3:5, Micah 7:16,17, Zechariah 12:2
Verse 10

Thus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast,
which ye
32:36, Ezekiel 37:11
Verse 11

The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.
voice of joy
7:34, 16:9, 25:10, John 3:29, Revelation 18:23
the voice of them
31:12-14, Ezra 3:11-13, 6:22, Nehemiah 8:12, 12:43, Isaiah 12:1-6, 51:11, Isaiah 52:9, Zephaniah 3:14, Zechariah 8:19, 9:17, 10:7
Praise the
1 Chronicles 16:8,34, 2 Chronicles 5:13, 7:3, 20:21, Ezra 3:11, Psalms 106:1, 107:1, Psalms 118:1-4, 136:1-26
sacrifice
Leviticus 7:12,13, 2 Chronicles 29:31, Psalms 107:22, 116:17, Jonah 2:9, Hebrews 13:15
For I
7,26
Verse 12

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.
without
32:43, 36:29, 51:62
in all
17:26, 31:24, 32:44, 50:19,20, Isaiah 65:10, Ezekiel 34:12-14, 36:8-11, Obadiah 1:19,20, Zephaniah 2:6,7
Verse 13

In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the LORD.
shall
Leviticus 27:32, Luke 15:4, John 10:3,4
Verse 14

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
23:5, 29:10, 31:27,31-34, 32:38-41, Genesis 22:18, 49:10, 1 Chronicles 17:13,14, Isaiah 7:14, 9:6,7, 32:1,2, Ezekiel 34:23-25, Daniel 2:44, 7:13,14, 9:25, Amos 9:11, Micah 5:2, Zephaniah 3:15-17, Haggai 2:6-9, Zechariah 9:9,10, Malachi 3:1, Luke 1:69,70, 2:10,11, 10:24, Acts 13:32,33, 2 Corinthians 1:20, Hebrews 11:40, 1 Peter 1:10, Revelation 19:10
Verse 15

In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
the Branch
23:5,6, Isaiah 4:2, 11:1-5, 53:2, Ezekiel 17:22,23, Zechariah 3:8, 6:12,13
and he
2 Samuel 23:2,3, Psalms 45:4,7, 72:1-5, Isaiah 9:7, 11:2-5, 32:1,2, 42:21, John 5:22-29, Hebrews 1:8,9, 7:1,2, Revelation 19:11
Verse 16

In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.
shall Judah
23:6, Isaiah 45:17,22, Romans 11:26
shall dwell
32:37, Deuteronomy 33:12,28, Ezekiel 28:26, 34:25-28, 38:8
The Lord our righteousness
JEHOVAH-tsidkenu.
23:6, Isaiah 45:24,25, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Philippians 3:9, 2 Peter 1:1
Verse 17

For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
David shall never want
Heb. There shall not be cut off from David.
35:19, 2 Samuel 3:29, 7:14-16, 1 Kings 2:4, 8:25; *marg:; 1 Chronicles 17:11-14,27, Psalms 89:29-37, Isaiah 9:7, Luke 1:32,33
Verse 18

Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.
Isaiah 56:7, 61:6, Ezekiel 43:19-27, 44:9-11, 45:5, Romans 1:21, 15:16, Hebrews 13:15,16, 1 Peter 2:5,9, Revelation 1:6, 5:10
Verse 20

Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;
25,26, 31:35,36, Genesis 8:22, Psalms 89:37, 104:19-23, Isaiah 54:9,10
Verse 21

Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
may
2 Samuel 23:5, 2 Chronicles 7:18, 21:7, Psalms 89:34, 132:11,12,17, Isaiah 55:3, Matthew 24:35, Luke 1:69,70
that he
From the destruction of Jerusalem to the present time, a period of nearly eighteen hundred years, the Jews have had neither a king nor any form of government whatever; nor has the office of high priest, or priest of any kind offering sacrifice, been exercised among them during the same period. Hence this must be understood of the spiritual David, Jesus Christ, both the king and High Priest of his church, "the Israel of God," (Ga 6:16,) in whom the covenant of royalty with David and his seed, and that of priesthood with Aaron and his seed, have received their full accomplishment; and all the sacrifices of that dispensation were superseded by his "one oblation of himself," the efficacy of which remains for ever.
Isaiah 9:6,7, Daniel 7:14, Luke 1:32,33
and with
18, Revelation 5:10
Verse 22

As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
the host
31:37, Genesis 13:16, 15:5, 22:17, 28:14, Hosea 1:10, Hebrews 11:12, Revelation 7:9,10
so
Psalms 22:30, 89:3,4,29, Isaiah 53:10-12, Ezekiel 37:24-27, Zechariah 12:8
the Levites
Isaiah 66:21, Ezekiel 44:15
Verse 24

Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.
The two
21,22, Psalms 94:14, Romans 11:1-6
thus
Nehemiah 4:2-4, Esther 3:6-8, Psalms 44:13,14, 71:11, 83:4, 123:3,4, Lamentations 2:15,16, Lamentations 4:15, Ezekiel 25:3, 26:2, 35:10-15, 36:2
Verse 25

Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;
If my
20, Genesis 8:22, 9:9-17
and if
31:35,36, Psalms 74:16,17, 104:19
Verse 26

Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.
will I
31:37, Genesis 49:10
I will
7-11, Ezra 2:1,70
and have
31:20, Isaiah 14:1, 54:8, Ezekiel 39:25, Hosea 1:7, 2:23, Zechariah 10:6, Romans 11:32

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