Jeremiah 33:12

Jeremiah 33:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In this place, desolate and without people or animals—in all its towns there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Thus says the Lord of hosts: In this place that is waste, without man or beast, and in all of its cities, there shall again be habitations of shepherds resting their flocks.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“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 a dwelling place of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.

Context of Jeremiah 33:12

10“This is what the Lord says: In this place, which you say is a ruin, without people or animals — that is, in Judah’s cities and Jerusalem’s streets that are a desolation without people, without inhabitants, and without animals — there will be heard again 11a sound of joy and gladness, the voice of the groom and the bride, and the voice of those saying, Give thanks to the Lord of Armies, for the Lord is good; his faithful love endures forever as they bring thanksgiving sacrifices to the temple of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as in former times, says the Lord. “This is what the Lord of Armies says: In this desolate place — without people or animals — and in all its cities there will once more be a grazing land where shepherds may rest flocks. 13The flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them in the cities of the hill country, the cities of the Judean foothills, the cities of the Negev, the land of Benjamin — the areas around Jerusalem and in Judah’s cities, says the Lord. 14“Look, the days are coming” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “when I will fulfill the good promise that I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

Jeremiah 33:12 word by word

כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאוֹת֒ ע֞וֹד יִֽהְיֶ֣ה׀ בַּמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֗ה הֶחָרֵ֛ב מֵֽאֵין־אָדָ֥ם וְעַד־בְּהֵמָ֖ה וּבְכָל־עָרָ֑יו נְוֵ֣ה רֹעִ֔ים מַרְבִּצִ֖ים צֹֽאן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• Again in this placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• which is desolateחָרֵבchârêb · desolateH2720
• without manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• and without beastבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• and in all the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• thereof, shall be an habitationנָוֶהnâveh nâvâh · pastureH5116
• of shepherdsרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• to lie downרָבַץrâbats · to stretchH7257

Cross-references for Jeremiah 33:12

• Jeremiah 32:43Fields will be bought in this land about which you are saying, ‘It’s a desolation without people or animals; it has been handed over to the Chaldeans!’
• Jeremiah 36:29You are to proclaim concerning King Jehoiakim of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord says: You have burned the scroll, asking, “Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land and cause it to be without people or animals?”
• Jeremiah 51:62Say, ‘Lord, you have threatened to cut off this place so that no one will live in it — people or animals. Indeed, it will remain desolate forever.’
• Jeremiah 17:26Then people will come from the cities of Judah and from the area around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin and from the Judean foothills, from the hill country and from the Negev bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and thanksgiving sacrifices to the house of the Lord.
• Jeremiah 31:24Judah and all its cities will live in it together — also farmers and those who move with the flocks —
• Jeremiah 32:44Fields will be purchased, the transaction written on a scroll and sealed, and witnesses will be called on in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in Judah’s cities — the cities of the hill country, the cities of the Judean foothills, and the cities of the Negev — because I will restore their fortunes.” This is the Lord’s declaration.
• Jeremiah 50:19I will return Israel to his grazing land, and he will feed on Carmel and Bashan; he will be satisfied in the hill country of Ephraim and of Gilead.
• Isaiah 65:10Sharon will be a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down, for my people who have sought me.
• Ezekiel 34:12As a shepherd looks for his sheep on the day he is among his scattered flock, so I will look for my flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and total darkness.
• Ezekiel 36:8“‘You, mountains of Israel, will produce your branches and bear your fruit for my people Israel, since their arrival is near.
• Obadiah 1:19People from the Negev will possess the hill country of Esau; those from the Judean foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will possess the territories of Ephraim and Samaria, while Benjamin will possess Gilead.
• Zephaniah 2:6The seacoast will become pasturelands with caves for shepherds and pens for sheep.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 33:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12A habitation of shepherds - See on Jeremiah 31:12; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12An habitation - “A shepherd‘s encampment.” The words, “causing their flocks to lie down,” mean gathering them into the fold at night.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The Babylonian invasion left the land empty and barren.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. habitation of shepherds ... flocks--in contrast to Jr 33:10, "without man ... inhabitant ... without beast" (Jr 32:43; compare Jr 31:24; 50:19; Is 65:10).Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
• Exodus, the Book of
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings