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33 Moreover, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the guard, saying,

Thus says the Lord Who made [the earth], the Lord Who formed it to establish it—the Lord is His name:

Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, fenced in and hidden, which you do not know (do not distinguish and recognize, have knowledge of and understand).

For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah which are torn down to make a defense against the siege mounds and before the sword:(A)

They [the besieged Jews] are coming in to fight against the Chaldeans, and they [the houses] will be filled with the dead bodies of men whom I shall slay in My anger and My wrath; for I have hidden My face [in indignation] from this city because of all their wickedness.

Behold, [in the future restored Jerusalem] I will lay upon it health and healing, and I will cure them and will reveal to them the abundance of peace (prosperity, security, stability) and truth.

And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to be reversed and will rebuild them as they were at first.

And I will cleanse them from all the guilt and iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will forgive all their guilt and iniquities by which they have sinned and rebelled against Me.

And [Jerusalem] shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth that hear of all the good I do for it, and they shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the peace, prosperity, security, and stability I provide for it.

10 Thus says the Lord: Yet again there shall be heard in this place of which you say, It is a desolate waste, 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—

11 [There shall be heard again] the voice of joy 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 sacrifices of thanksgiving into the house of the Lord, Give praise and thanks to the Lord of hosts, for the Lord is good; for His mercy and kindness and steadfast love endure forever! For I will cause the captivity of the land to be reversed and return to be as it was at first, says the Lord.

12 Thus says the Lord of hosts: In this place which is desolate, without man and without beast, and in all its cities, there shall again be dwellings and pastures of shepherds resting their flocks.

13 In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the South (the Negeb), in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah shall flocks pass again under the hands of him who counts them, says the Lord.

14 Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the good promise I have made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

15 In those days and at that time will I cause a righteous Branch [the Messiah] to grow up to David; and He shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.(B)

16 In those days Judah shall be saved and Jerusalem shall dwell safely. And this is the name by which it will be called, The Lord is Our Righteousness (our Rightness, our Justice).

17 For thus says the Lord: David shall never fail [to have] a man [descendant] to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,

18 Nor shall the Levitical priests fail [to have] a man [descendant] to offer burnt offerings before Me and to burn cereal offerings and to make sacrifices continually (all day long).

19 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,

20 Thus says the Lord: If you can break My covenant with the day, and My covenant with the night, so that there should not be day and night in their season,

21 Then can also My covenant be broken with David My servant, so that he shall not have a son to reign upon his throne, and [My league be broken also] with the Levitical priests, My ministers.

22 As the host of [the stars of] the heavens cannot be numbered nor the sand of the sea be measured, so will I multiply the offspring of David My servant and the Levites who minister to Me.

23 Moreover, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,

24 Have you not noticed that these people [the Jews] are saying, The Lord has cast off the two families [Israel and Judah] which He chose? Thus My people have despised [themselves in relation to God as His covenant people], so that they are no more a nation in their [own] sight.

25 Thus says the Lord: If My covenant with day and night does not stand, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of the heavens and the earth [the whole order of nature],

26 Then will I also cast away the descendants of Jacob and David My servant and will not choose one of his offspring to be ruler over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will cause their captivity to be reversed, and I will have mercy, kindness, and steadfast love on and for them.(C)

Bog obećava obnovu

33 Dok je Jeremija još bio zatvoren u dvorištu stražarske kuće, po drugi je put primio poruku od BOGA: »Ja sam BOG koji je stvorio zemlju. Ja sam joj dao oblik i svrhu.[a] Moje je ime BOG i ja kažem: ‘Zovi me i ja ću se odazvati. Otkrit ću ti nedokučive stvari o kojima ništa ne znaš. Govori vam BOG Izraela: Porušili ste kuće u ovom gradu, čak i kraljevsku palaču, da tim materijalom učvrstite zidine Jeruzalema. Ispunili ste ih leševima da se zaštitite od Babilonaca. Dolaze muškarci da se bore protiv Babilonaca, i one porušene kuće bit će pune leševa. Ja ću ubiti mnoge ljude u ovom gradu jer sam se jako razljutio. Okrenuo sam se od vas zbog vaših zlih djela.’

Ali, ipak ću im poslije donijeti zdravlje i iscjeljenje. Opet će uživati u obilju, zdravlju i sigurnosti. Učinit ću da se Judejcima i Izraelcima ponovo počnu događati dobre stvari. Opet ću ih izgraditi kao nekad. Očistit ću ih od svake krivnje za grijeh, koji su počinili protiv mene, i oprostiti im sav grijeh i pobunu. Tada će mi ovaj grad biti na slavu, hvalu i čast pred svim narodima na zemlji, koji će čuti o svemu dobrom što sam ovdje učinio. Obuzet će ih strahopoštovanje zbog napretka koji donosim ovom gradu.«

10 BOG kaže: »Na ovome mjestu, koje nazivate pustim, bez ljudi i životinja, po napuštenim judejskim gradovima i na praznim ulicama Jeruzalema opet će se čuti 11 zvukovi veselja i radosti, glasovi mladenaca i ljudi koji donose darove zahvale u BOŽJI Hram. Pjevat će se: ‘Slava BOGU Svevladaru! BOG je dobar i njegova ljubav traje zauvijek.’ Zato što ću obnoviti zemlju i sve će opet biti kao prije«, rekao je BOG.

12 BOG Svevladar kaže: »Ovo je mjesto sada pusto. Nema ni čovjeka ni životinje. Ali opet će biti ljudi po svim judejskim gradovima. Bit će pastira i bogatih pašnjaka, bit će stada sitne stoke da se na njima odmara. 13 BOG kaže da će pastiri opet brojati stada svoje sitne stoke po brdskim područjima i zapadnim brežuljcima, u zapadnoj pustinji i u Benjaminovoj zemlji, u okolici Jeruzalema i po svim judejskim gradovima.« Tako je rekao BOG.

Dobar izdanak

14 BOG kaže: »Dolazi vrijeme kad ću ispuniti dobro obećanje koje sam dao Izraelcima i Judejcima. 15 Dat ću da iz Davidove loze izraste dobar izdanak koji će u zemlju donijeti poštenje i pravdu. 16 Tada će Juda biti spašena, a ljudi u Jeruzalemu živjet će u sigurnosti. Grad će se zvati: ‘BOG je naša pravda’.«

17 Jer, BOG je rekao: »Uvijek će vladar iz Davidove loze sjediti na izraelskom prijestolju 18 i uvijek će netko od svećenika Levita preda mnom, iz dana u dan, prinositi žrtve paljenice, žitne žrtve i žrtve slavljenice.«

19 Jeremija je primio poruku od BOGA: 20 »BOG kaže: ‘Ako možete raskinuti moj dogovor s danom i noći, da prestanu dolaziti u određeno vrijeme, 21 onda se može raskinuti i moj sporazum s Davidom i Levitima pa više neće biti Davidovih nasljednika, da vladaju na njegovom prijestolju, ni svećenika da mi služe. 22 No Davidovih potomaka i Levita bit će neprebrojivo mnoštvo. Bit će neizbrojivi kao zvijezde na nebu, kao zrnca pijeska na obali mora.’«

23 Jeremija je primio i ovu poruku od BOGA: 24 »Jesi li čuo što ljudi govore? Kažu: ‘BOG je odbacio Izraelce i Judejce koje je bio odabrao za sebe.’ Jasno je da ih preziru i da ih više nitko ne smatra pravim narodom.«

25 No BOG kaže: »Sigurno je da imam sporazum s danom i noći te da sam odredio zakone koji upravljaju nebom i zemljom. 26 Isto tako je sigurno da neću odbaciti Jakovljeve i Davidove potomke. Uvijek ću odabrati jednog od potomaka svoga sluge Davida da vlada Abrahamovim, Izakovim i Jakovljevim potomcima. Smilovat ću se svom narodu i vratiti im blagostanje.«

Footnotes

  1. 33,2 Ja … svrhu Prema starogrčkom tekstu. Hebrejski tekst može biti: »Ovako kaže BOG koji stvara, BOG koji oblikuje budućnost«.

Excellence of the Restored Nation

33 Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still (A)shut up in the court of the prison, saying, “Thus says the Lord (B)who made it, the Lord who formed it to establish it (C)(the[a] Lord is His name): (D)‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and [b]mighty things, which you do not know.’

“For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah, which have been pulled down to fortify against (E)the siege mounds and the sword: ‘They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but only to (F)fill their places with the dead bodies of men whom I will slay in My anger and My fury, all for whose wickedness I have hidden My face from this city. Behold, (G)I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth. And (H)I will cause the captives of Judah and the captives of Israel to return, and will rebuild those places (I)as at the first. I will (J)cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned and by which they have transgressed against Me. (K)Then it shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise, and an honor before all nations of the earth, who shall hear all the good that I do to them; they shall (L)fear and tremble for all the goodness and all the prosperity that I provide for it.’

10 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Again there shall be heard in this place—(M)of which you say, “It is desolate, without man and without beast”—in the cities of Judah, in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast, 11 the (N)voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say:

(O)“Praise the Lord of hosts,
For the Lord is good,
For His mercy endures forever”—

and of those who will bring (P)the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,’ says the Lord.

12 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: (Q)‘In this place which is desolate, without man and without beast, and in all its cities, there shall again be a dwelling place of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. 13 (R)In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the South, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks shall again (S)pass under the hands of him who counts them,’ says the Lord.

14 (T)‘Behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘that (U)I will perform that good thing which I have promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah:

15 ‘In those days and at that time
I will cause to grow up to David
A (V)Branch of righteousness;
He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
16 In those days Judah will be saved,
And Jerusalem will dwell safely.
And this is the name by which she will be called:

[c]THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.’

17 “For thus says the Lord: ‘David shall never (W)lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; 18 nor shall the (X)priests, the Levites, lack a man to (Y)offer burnt offerings before Me, to [d]kindle grain offerings, and to sacrifice continually.’ ”

The Permanence of God’s Covenant

19 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 20 “Thus says the Lord: ‘If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that there will not be day and night in their season, 21 then (Z)My covenant may also be broken with David My servant, so that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levites, the priests, My ministers. 22 As (AA)the host of heaven cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured, so will I (AB)multiply the descendants of David My servant and the (AC)Levites who minister to Me.’ ”

23 Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 24 “Have you not considered what these people have spoken, saying, ‘The two families which the Lord has chosen, He has also cast them off’? Thus they have (AD)despised My people, as if they should no more be a nation before them.

25 “Thus says the Lord: ‘If (AE)My covenant is not with day and night, and if I have not (AF)appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth, 26 (AG)then I will (AH)cast away the descendants of Jacob and David My servant, so that I will not take any of his descendants to be rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will cause their captives to return, and will have mercy on them.’ ”

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 33:2 Heb. YHWH
  2. Jeremiah 33:3 inaccessible
  3. Jeremiah 33:16 Heb. YHWH Tsidkenu; cf. Jer. 23:5, 6
  4. Jeremiah 33:18 burn

33 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,

Thus saith the Lord the maker thereof, the Lord that formed it, to establish 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, 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;

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.

Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

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

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.

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.

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,

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

17 For thus saith the Lord; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

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.

19 And the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, saying,

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;

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.

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.

23 Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,

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.

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;

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.