Jeremiah 33:10-18

English Standard Version

¹⁰“Thus says the Lord: In this place ^(A)of which you say, ‘It is a waste without man or beast,’ in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man or inhabitant or beast, there shall be heard again ¹¹^(B)the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing, as they bring ^(C)thank offerings to the house of the Lord:

^(D)“‘Give thanks to the Lord of hosts,
for the Lord is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!’

^(E)For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the Lord.

¹²“Thus says the Lord of hosts: ^(F)In this place that is waste, without man or beast, and in all of its cities, there shall again be ^(G)habitations of shepherds ^(H)resting their flocks. ¹³^(I)In the cities of the hill country, ^(J)in the cities of the Shephelah, ^(K)and in the cities of the Negeb, in the land of Benjamin, ^(L)the places about Jerusalem, ^(M)and in the cities of Judah, ^(N)flocks shall again pass under the hands ^(O)of the one who counts them, says the Lord.

The Lord's Eternal Covenant with David

¹⁴^(P)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when ^(Q)I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. ¹⁵In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous ^(R)Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. ¹⁶In those days Judah will be saved, ^(S)and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: ^(T)‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

¹⁷“For thus says the Lord: ^(U)David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, ¹⁸^(V)and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices forever.”

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Jeremiah 33:10-18

New International Version

¹⁰“This is what the Lord says: ‘You say about this place, “It is a desolate waste, without people or animals.”^(A) Yet in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted,^(B) inhabited by neither people nor animals, there will be heard once more ¹¹the sounds of joy and gladness,^(C) the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings^(D) to the house of the Lord, saying,

“Give thanks to the Lord Almighty,
for the Lord is good;^(E)
his love endures forever.”^(F)

For I will restore the fortunes^(G) of the land as they were before,^(H)’ says the Lord.

¹²“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In this place, desolate^(I) and without people or animals^(J)—in all its towns there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.^(K) ¹³In the towns of the hill^(L) country, of the western foothills and of the Negev,^(M) in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hand^(N) of the one who counts them,’ says the Lord.

¹⁴“‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise^(O) I made to the people of Israel and Judah.

¹⁵“‘In those days and at that time
    I will make a righteous^(P) Branch^(Q) sprout from David’s line;^(R)
    he will do what is just and right in the land.
¹⁶In those days Judah will be saved^(S)
    and Jerusalem will live in safety.^(T)
This is the name by which it^[a] will be called:^(U)
    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.’^(V)

¹⁷For this is what the Lord says: ‘David will never fail^(W) to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel, ¹⁸nor will the Levitical^(X) priests^(Y) ever fail to have a man to stand before me continually to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to present sacrifices.^(Z)’”