33 1 The Prophet is monished of the Lord to pray for the deliverance of the people which the Lord promised. 8 God forgiveth sins for his own glory. 15 Of the birth of Christ. 20 The kingdom of Christ in the Church shall never be ended.

Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time (while he was yet shut up in the [a]court of prison) saying,

Thus saith the Lord, the [b]maker thereof, the Lord that formed it, and established it, the Lord is his Name.

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the Kings of Judah, which are destroyed by the [c]mounts, and by the sword,

They come to [d]fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill themselves with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my wrath: for I have hid my [e]face from this city, because of all their wickedness.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 33:1 Which was in the king’s house at Jerusalem, as Jer. 32:1, 2.
  2. Jeremiah 33:2 To wit, of Jerusalem, who as he made it, so will he preserve it, read Isa. 37:26.
  3. Jeremiah 33:4 Read Jer. 32:24.
  4. Jeremiah 33:5 The Jews think to overcome the Chaldeans, but they seek their own destruction.
  5. Jeremiah 33:5 He showeth that God’s favor is cause of all prosperity, as his anger is of all adversity.

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) “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) ‘Call(F) to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable(G) things you do not know.’ 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 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.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 33:5 Or Chaldeans