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

10The Lord says, “You say that this place is like a desert, and no people or animals live here. But I tell you that people will return to live here. You will hear the voices of people in the streets of Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah that are now empty. 11You will hear the sounds of happy people. You will hear the songs of men and women at their weddings. You will hear the voices of people as they bring gifts to the Lord's temple to thank him. They will say, ‘We thank the Lord Almighty, because he is good. His faithful love continues for ever.’ Yes, I will make the land successful again, as it was before.” That is what the Lord says. The Lord Almighty says, “This place will become a heap of stones. No people or animals will live here. But I will put fields of grass around the towns again. There will be places for shepherds to rest with their sheep. 13Shepherds will count their sheep again, one by one. They will do that in the towns of the hill country, in the low hills in the west and in the Negev region in the south. They will do it in the land that belongs to Benjamin's tribe, in the villages around Jerusalem and in all the towns of Judah.” That is what the Lord says. 14The Lord also says, “A time will soon come when I do good things for the nations of Israel and Judah. I will do what I have promised to do for them.

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 32:43At this time, you are saying, “Babylon's army will take power over our land. It will become like a desert. No people or animals will live in it.” But I tell you that one day people will again buy and sell fields in this land.
• Jeremiah 36:29Then tell the king that the Lord says this: “You burned the scroll because you did not like the message that was written on it. It said that the king of Babylon would come to destroy this land, with all its people and animals. You warned Jeremiah that he should not write things like that.”
• Jeremiah 51:62Then say, “Lord, you have said that you will destroy this place. Then no people or animals will live in it any longer. It will be empty for ever.”
• Jeremiah 17:26People will come here from everywhere in Judah. They will bring offerings to the Lord's temple. They will come from Judah's towns and from the villages around Jerusalem. They will come from the land that belongs to Benjamin's tribe. They will come from the low hills in the west and from the hill country and the wilderness in the south. They will bring burnt offerings, grain offerings, other sacrifices and incense. They will offer sacrifices to the Lord to thank him.
• Jeremiah 31:24People will live together in the towns of Judah. Farmers and shepherds will work in the fields.
• Jeremiah 32:44They will pay silver to buy fields. There will be pieces of paper that show the agreement for the sale. There will be seals on those papers. People will watch and agree that the sale has happened. People will buy fields in the land that belongs to Benjamin's tribe and in the villages round Jerusalem. They will buy land in the towns of Judah, in the hill country, in the low hills in the west and in the Negev region in the south. At that time, I will bring my people back to live safely in their land. I, the Lord, promise that this will happen!’
• Jeremiah 50:19But I will bring Israel's people back to their own land. They will grow their crops on Carmel and in Bashan. They will have plenty of food to eat on the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead.
• Isaiah 65:10Sharon will become a field where sheep safely eat grass. Cows will rest in the Valley of Achor. Those places will belong to my people, those who want to serve me.
• Ezekiel 34:12I will be like a shepherd who looks everywhere to find his lost sheep. I will find them and I will rescue them. I will bring them back from the places that they have run away to. It was a dark day with many clouds when they ran away.
• Ezekiel 36:8But I say this to you mountains of Israel. Trees will grow on you again and crops will provide much food for my people. My people will soon come home.
• Obadiah 1:19People will come from the Negev. They will come to live in the mountains of Edom. People will come from the low hills in the west, and they will take the Philistines' country for themselves. They will live in the fields in Ephraim and Samaria. Benjamin's people will take Gilead.
• Zephaniah 2:6By the sea, there will be houses for people who feed sheep. There will be safe places for their 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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• Lord of Hosts
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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