Jeremiah 33:12-26

12“This is what the Lord of armies says: ‘There will again be in this place which is waste, 1without man or animal, and in all its cities, a pasture for shepherds who rest their 2flocks. 13In the 3cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the Negev, in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again 4pass under the hands of the one who counts them,’ says the Lord.

14‘Behold, 5days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will 6fulfill 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 make a 7righteous Branch of David sprout; and He shall execute 8justice and righteousness on the earth. 16In those days 9Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety; and this is the name by which it will be called: the 10Lord is our righteousness.’ 17For this is what the Lord says: ‘11David shall 12not lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; 1813and the 14Levitical priests shall not lack a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to 15prepare sacrifices 16continually.’”

19And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 20“This is what the Lord says: ‘If you can 17break My covenant for the day and My covenant for the night, so that day and night do not occur at their proper time, 21then 18My covenant with David My servant may also be broken, so that he will not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levitical priests, My ministers. 22As the 19heavenly 20lights cannot be counted, and the 21sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will 22multiply the 23descendants of My servant David and the 24Levites who serve Me.’”

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