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.

“‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal(L) my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace(M) and security. I will bring Judah(N) and Israel back from captivity[b](O) and will rebuild(P) them as they were before.(Q) I will cleanse(R) them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive(S) all their sins of rebellion against me. Then this city will bring me renown,(T) joy, praise(U) and honor(V) before all nations on earth that hear of all the good things I do for it; and they will be in awe and will tremble(W) at the abundant prosperity and peace I provide for it.’

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

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

For I will restore the fortunes(AD) of the land as they were before,(AE)’ says the Lord.

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

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

15 “‘In those days and at that time
    I will make a righteous(AM) Branch(AN) sprout from David’s line;(AO)
    he will do what is just and right in the land.
16 In those days Judah will be saved(AP)
    and Jerusalem will live in safety.(AQ)
This is the name by which it[c] will be called:(AR)
    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.’(AS)

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

19 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 20 “This is what the Lord says: ‘If you can break my covenant with the day(AX) and my covenant with the night, so that day and night no longer come at their appointed time,(AY) 21 then my covenant(AZ) with David my servant—and my covenant with the Levites(BA) who are priests ministering before me—can be broken and David will no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne.(BB) 22 I will make the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me as countless(BC) as the stars in the sky and as measureless as the sand on the seashore.’”

23 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 24 “Have you not noticed that these people are saying, ‘The Lord has rejected the two kingdoms[d](BD) he chose’? So they despise(BE) my people and no longer regard them as a nation.(BF) 25 This is what the Lord says: ‘If I have not made my covenant with day and night(BG) and established the laws(BH) of heaven and earth,(BI) 26 then I will reject(BJ) the descendants of Jacob(BK) and David my servant and will not choose one of his sons to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes[e](BL) and have compassion(BM) on them.’”

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 33:5 Or Chaldeans
  2. Jeremiah 33:7 Or will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel
  3. Jeremiah 33:16 Or he
  4. Jeremiah 33:24 Or families
  5. Jeremiah 33:26 Or will bring them back from captivity

33 Bukod dito'y dumating na ikalawa ang salita ng Panginoon kay Jeremias, samantalang nakukulong pa siya sa looban ng bantayan, na nagsasabi,

Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon na gumagawa niyaon, ng Panginoon na umaanyo niyaon upang itatag; Panginoon ay siyang kaniyang pangalan:

Tumawag ka sa akin, at ako'y sasagot sa iyo, at ako'y magpapakita sa iyo ng mga dakilang bagay, at mahihirap na hindi mo nangalalaman.

Sapagka't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng Israel, tungkol sa mga bahay ng bayang ito, at tungkol sa mga bahay ng mga hari sa Juda na nangabagsak upang gawing sanggalangan laban sa mga bunton at laban sa tabak;

Sila'y nagsisidating upang magsilaban sa mga Caldeo, nguni't upang sila'y mangapuno ng mga bangkay ng mga tao, na aking pinatay sa aking galit at sa aking kapusukan, at dahil sa lahat ng kasamaang yaon ay ikinubli ko ang aking mukha sa bayang ito:

Narito, ako'y magdadala ng kagalingan at kagamutan, aking gagamutin sila; at ako'y maghahayag sa kanila ng di kawasang kapayapaan at katotohanan.

At aking pababalikin ang nangabihag sa Juda, at ang nangabihag sa Israel, at aking itatayo sila na gaya nang una.

At aking lilinisin sila sa lahat nilang kasamaan, na kanilang pinagkasalahan laban sa akin; at aking ipatatawad ang lahat nilang kasamaan na kanilang ipinagkasala laban sa akin, at kanilang ikinasalangsang laban sa akin.

At ang bayang ito ay magiging pinakapangalan ng kagalakan sa akin, pinaka kapurihan at pinaka kaluwalhatian, sa harap ng lahat na bansa sa lupa na makakarinig ng lahat na mabuti na gagawin ko sa kanila, at mangatatakot at magsisipanginig dahil sa lahat na buti at dahil sa lahat na kapayapaan na aking pinagsikapan sa kaniya.

10 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Maririnig pa uli sa dakong ito, na inyong sinasabi, Sira, na walang tao at walang hayop, sa mga bayan ng Juda, at sa mga lansangan ng Jerusalem, na sira, na walang tao at walang mananahan, at walang hayop.

11 Ang tinig ng kagalakan at ang tinig ng kasayahan, ang tinig ng kasintahang lalake at ang tinig ng kasintahang babae, ang tinig nilang nangagsasabi, Kayo'y mangagpasalamat sa Panginoon ng mga hukbo, sapagka't ang Panginoon ay mabuti, sapagka't ang kaniyang kagandahang-loob ay magpakailan pa man; at ng nangagdadala ng hain ng pagpapasalamat sa bahay ng Panginoon. Sapagka't aking ibabalik ang nangabihag sa lupain gaya ng una, sabi ng Panginoon.

12 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, Magkakaroon pa uli sa dakong ito, na sira, na walang tao at walang hayop, at sa lahat ng bayan nito, ng tahanan ng mga pastor na nagpapahiga ng kanilang kawan.

13 Sa mga bayan ng maburol na lupain, sa mga bayan ng mababang lupain, at sa mga bayan ng Timugan, at sa lupain ng Benjamin, at sa mga dako na palibot ng Jerusalem, at sa mga bayan ng Juda, magdaraan uli ang mga kawan sa mga kamay ng bibilang sa kanila, sabi ng Panginoon.

14 Narito, ang mga araw ay dumarating, sabi ng Panginoon, na aking isasagawa ang mabuting salita na aking sinalita tungkol sa sangbahayan ni Israel, at tungkol sa sangbahayan ni Juda.

15 Sa mga araw na yaon, at sa panahong yaon, aking pasusuplingin kay David ang isang Sanga ng katuwiran; at siya'y magsasagawa ng kahatulan at katuwiran sa lupain.

16 Sa mga araw na yaon ay maliligtas ang Juda, at ang Jerusalem ay tatahang tiwasay; at ito ang pangalan na itatawag sa kaniya: Ang Panginoon ay ating katuwiran.

17 Sapagka't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Si David ay hindi kukulangin kailan man ng lalake na mauupo sa luklukan ng bahay ng Israel;

18 Ni hindi kukulangin ang mga saserdote na mga Levita ng lalake sa harap ko na maghahandog ng mga handog na susunugin, at upang magsunog ng mga alay, at upang maghaing palagi.

19 At ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating kay Jeremias, na nagsasabi,

20 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Kung inyong masisira ang aking tipan sa araw, at ang aking tipan sa gabi, na anopa't hindi magkakaroon ng araw at ng gabi sa kanilang kapanahunan;

21 Ang akin ngang tipan ay masisira kay David na aking lingkod, na siya'y hindi magkakaroon ng anak upang maghari sa kaniyang luklukan; at sa mga Levita na mga saserdote na aking mga tagapangasiwa.

22 Kung paanong ang lahat na natatanaw sa langit ay hindi mabibilang, o matatakal man ang buhangin sa dagat; gayon ko pararamihin ang binhi ni David na aking lingkod, at ang mga Levita na nagsisipangasiwa sa akin.

23 At ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating kay Jeremias, na nagsasabi,

24 Hindi mo baga napupuna ang sinasalita ng bayang ito, na nagsasabi, Ang dalawang angkan na pinili ng Panginoon, ay kaniyang mga itinakuwil? ganito nila hinahamak ang aking bayan, upang huwag ng maging bansa sa harap nila.

25 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Kung ang aking tipan sa araw at sa gabi ay hindi manayo, kung hindi ko itinatag ang mga ayos ng langit at ng lupa;

26 Akin ngang itatakuwil din ang binhi ni Jacob, at ni David na aking lingkod, na anopa't hindi ako kukuha ng kanilang binhi na maging mga puno sa binhi ni Abraham, ni Isaac, at ni Jacob: sapagka't aking ibabalik sila na mula sa kanilang pagkabihag, at maaawa ako sa kanila.

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.