Jeremiah 33:12-26

12“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘There will again be in this place which is waste, 1without man or beast, and in all its cities, a 2habitation of shepherds who rest their 3flocks. 13In the 4cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the Negev, in the land of Benjamin, in the environs of Jerusalem and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again 5pass under the hands of the one who numbers them,’ says the Lord.

14‘Behold, 6days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will 7fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15In those days and at that time I will cause a 8righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He shall execute 9justice and righteousness on the earth. 16In those days 10Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will dwell in safety; and this is the name by which she will be called: the 11Lord is our righteousness.’ 17For thus says the Lord, ‘12David shall 13never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; 1814and the 15Levitical priests shall never lack a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to 16prepare sacrifices 17continually.’”

19The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 20“Thus says the Lord, ‘If you can 18break My covenant for the day and My covenant for the night, so that day and night will not be at their appointed time, 21then 19My covenant may also be broken with David My servant so that he will not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levitical priests, My ministers. 22As the 20host of heaven cannot be counted and the 21sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will 22multiply the 23descendants of David My servant and the 24Levites who minister to Me.’”

23And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 24“Have you not observed what this people have spoken, saying, ‘The 25two families which the Lord chose, He has 26rejected them’? Thus they 27despise My people, no longer are they as a nation 28in their sight. 25Thus says the Lord, ‘If My 29covenant for day and night stand not, and the 30fixed patterns of heaven and earth I have 31not established, 26then I would 32reject the 33descendants of Jacob and David My servant, 34not taking from his 35descendants 36rulers over the 37descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But I will 38restore their 39fortunes and will have 40mercy on them.’”