Chapter 33

Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up⁷ in the court of the prison, saying,²

Thus saith¹ the LORD the maker⁶ thereof, the LORD that formed⁶ it, to establish⁵³ it; the LORD [is] his name;

Call³ unto me, and I will answer⁴ thee, and shew⁵⁵ thee great and mighty things,⁷ which thou knowest¹ not.

For thus saith¹ the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down⁷ by the mounts, and by the sword;

They come⁶ to fight⁹ with the Chaldeans, but [it is] to fill¹⁵ them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain⁵² in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid⁵² my face from this city.

Behold, I will bring⁵⁶ it health and cure, and I will cure¹ them, and will reveal¹⁴ unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return,⁵² and will build¹ them, as at the first.

And I will cleanse¹⁴ them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned¹ against me; and I will pardon¹ all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned,¹ and whereby they have transgressed¹ against me.

And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear⁴ all the good that I do⁶ unto them: and they shall fear¹ and tremble¹ for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure⁶ unto it.

Thus saith¹ the LORD; Again there shall be heard¹¹ in this place, which ye say⁶ [shall be] desolate without man and without beast, [even] in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate,¹² without man, and without inhabitant,⁶ and without beast,

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,⁶ Praise⁵⁴ the LORD of hosts: for the LORD [is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever: [and] of them that shall bring⁵⁶ the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return⁵⁵ the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith¹ the LORD.

Thus saith¹ 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 shepherds⁶ causing [their] flocks to lie down.⁵⁶

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 pass⁴ again under the hands of him that telleth⁶ [them], saith¹ the LORD.

Behold, the days come,⁶ saith⁷ the LORD, that I will perform⁵² that good thing which I have promised¹⁴ unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.

In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up⁵⁵ unto David; and he shall execute¹ judgment and righteousness in the land.

In those days shall Judah be saved,¹¹ and Jerusalem shall dwell⁴ safely: and this [is the name] wherewith she shall be called,⁴ The LORD our righteousness. ^{6664 3072}

For thus saith¹ the LORD; David shall never want¹¹ a man to sit⁶ upon the throne of the house of Israel;

Neither shall the priests the Levites want¹¹ a man before me to offer⁵⁶ burnt offerings, and to kindle⁵⁶ meat offerings, and to do⁶ sacrifice continually. ³¹¹⁷

And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying,²

Thus saith¹ the LORD; If ye can break⁵⁵ my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;

[Then] may also my covenant be broken⁹³ with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign⁶ upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.¹⁸

As the host of heaven cannot be numbered,¹¹ neither the sand of the sea measured:¹¹ so will I multiply⁵⁵ the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister¹⁸ unto me.

Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,²

Considerest¹ thou not what this people have spoken,¹⁴ saying,² The two families which the LORD hath chosen,¹ he hath even cast them off?⁴ thus they have despised⁴ my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.

Thus saith¹ the LORD; If my covenant [be] not with day and night, [and if] I have not appointed¹ the ordinances of heaven and earth;

Then will I cast away⁴ the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, [so] that I will not take² [any] of his seed [to be] rulers⁶ over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return,^{55 7725 4} and have mercy¹⁴ on them.