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“The time is coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I’ll raise up a righteous branch for David.
He will be a king who rules wisely,
    and he will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
In his time[a] Judah will be delivered
    and Israel will dwell in safety.
This is the name by which he will be known:
    ‘The Lord Our Righteousness.’

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  1. Jeremiah 23:6 Lit. days

The Righteous Branch

“Look, days are coming,” declares[a] Yahweh,
    “when I will raise up for David a righteous branch,
and he will reign as king, and he will achieve success,
    and he will do justice and righteousness in the land.
In his days Judah will be saved,
    and Israel will dwell in safety,[b]
and this is his name by which he will be called:
    ‘Yahweh is our righteousness.’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:5 Literally “a declaration of”
  2. Jeremiah 23:6 Literally “with confidence”