Jeremiah 23:5

Jeremiah 23:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.

Context of Jeremiah 23:5

3“Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their pasture, and they will be fruitful and multiply. 4I will also raise up shepherds over them and they will tend them; and they will not be afraid any longer, nor be terrified, nor will any be missing,” declares the Lord. “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; And He will reign as king and act wisely And do justice and righteousness in the land. 6In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will live securely; And this is His name by which He will be called, ‘The Lord Our Righteousness.’ 7“Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when they will no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought the sons of Israel up from the land of Egypt,’

Jeremiah 23:5 word by word

הִנֵּ֨ה יָמִ֤ים בָּאִים֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וַהֲקִמֹתִ֥י לְדָוִ֖ד צֶ֣מַח צַדִּ֑יק וּמָ֤לַךְ מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ וְהִשְׂכִּ֔יל וְעָשָׂ֛ה מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה בָּאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

• Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• are comingבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• When I will raiseקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• upקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• for Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• a righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• Branchצֶ֫מַחtsemach · branchH6780
• reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• as kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• actשָׂכַלώâkal · be prudentH7919
• wiselyשָׂכַלώâkal · be prudentH7919
• doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• and righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:5

• Jeremiah 30:3For behold, days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah.’ The Lord says, ‘I will also bring them back to the land that I gave to their forefathers, and they shall take possession of it.’”
• Jeremiah 31:27“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of mankind and the seed of animals.
• Jeremiah 33:14‘Behold, days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
• Hebrews 8:8For in finding fault with the people, He says, “Behold, days are coming, says the Lord, When I will bring about a new covenant With the house of Israel and the house of Judah,
• Jeremiah 33:15In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch of David sprout; and He shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.
• Psalms 72:1Give the king Your judgments, God, And Your righteousness to the king’s son.
• Isaiah 32:1Behold, a king will reign righteously, And officials will rule justly.
• Isaiah 40:10Behold, the Lord God will come with might, With His arm ruling for Him. Behold, His compensation is with Him, And His reward before Him.
• Daniel 9:24“Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the wrongdoing, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
• Amos 9:11“On that day I will raise up the fallen shelter of David, And wall up its gaps; I will also raise up its ruins And rebuild it as in the days of old;
• Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is righteous and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
• Revelation 19:11And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war.
• Psalms 80:15The shoot which Your right hand has planted, And of the son whom You have strengthened for Yourself.
• Isaiah 4:2On that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the pride and the beauty of the survivors of Israel.
• Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
• Isaiah 40:9Go up on a high mountain, Zion, messenger of good news, Raise your voice forcefully, Jerusalem, messenger of good news; Raise it up, do not fear. Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 23:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5I will raise unto David a righteous Branch - As there has been no age, from the Babylonish captivity to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, in which such a state of prosperity existed, and no king or governor who could answer at all to the character here given, the passage has been understood to refer to our blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, who was a branch out of the stem of Jesse; a righteous king; by the power of his Spirit and influence of his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Even with the temporal kingship abolished, David‘s mercies are still sure. A righteous Branch - Or, sprout, germ (see Isaiah 4:2 note). The sprout is that in which the root springs up and grows, and which, if it be destroyed, makes the root perish also. And a king shall reign … - Rather, and he shall reign as king. David‘s family is to be dethroned (temporally), that it may reign gloriously (spiritually). But compare Jeremiah 33:17, note; Jeremiah 33:25…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5A righteous descendant from King David's line, whose rule had paused, would become a King. Unlike the three kings the Lord had just criticized (Jeremiah 22), this King would have wisdom and act justly and rightly (Jeremiah 33:15; Isaiah 11:1–5; 53:2; Zechariah 3:8; Luke 1:32–33).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. As Messianic prophecy extended over many years in which many political changes took place in harmony with these, it displayed its riches by a variety more effective than if it had been manifested all at once. As the moral condition of the Jews required in each instance, so Messiah was exhibited in a corresponding phase, thus becoming more and more the soul of the nation's life: so that He is represented as the antitypical Israel (Is 49:3). unto…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 23:5

• Branch
• David
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ

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• Christ, Offices of

Commentaries on Jeremiah 23

• 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