Jeremiah 33:6-26

6Behold, I am going to bring to it 1healing and a remedy, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them an 2abundance of peace and truth. 7And I will 3restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and will 4rebuild them as they were at first. 8And I will 5cleanse them from all their wrongdoing by which they have sinned against Me, and I will forgive all their wrongdoings by which they have sinned against Me and revolted against Me. 96It will be to Me a 7name of joy, praise, and glory before 8all the nations of the earth, which will hear of all the 9good that I do for them, and they will be 10frightened and tremble because of all the good and all the peace that I make for it.’

10“This is what the Lord says: ‘Yet again there will be heard in this place, of which you say, “It is a 11waste, without man and without animal,” that is, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are 12deserted, without man and without inhabitant and without animal, 11the voice of 13joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, “14Give thanks to the Lord of armies, For the Lord is good, For His mercy is everlasting,” as they bring a 15thanksgiving offering into the house of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the Lord.

12“This is what the Lord of armies says: ‘There will again be in this place which is waste, 16without man or animal, and in all its cities, a pasture for shepherds who rest their 17flocks. 13In the 18cities 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 19pass under the hands of the one who counts them,’ says the Lord.

14‘Behold, 20days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will 21fulfill 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 22righteous Branch of David sprout; and He shall execute 23justice and righteousness on the earth. 16In those days 24Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety; and this is the name by which it will be called: the 25Lord is our righteousness.’ 17For this is what the Lord says: ‘26David shall 27not lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; 1828and the 29Levitical priests shall not lack a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to 30prepare sacrifices 31continually.’”

19And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 20“This is what the Lord says: ‘If you can 32break My covenant for the day and My covenant for the night, so that day and night do not occur at their proper time, 21then 33My 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 34heavenly 35lights cannot be counted, and the 36sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will 37multiply the 38descendants of My servant David and the 39Levites 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 40two families which the Lord chose, He has 41rejected them’? So they 42despise My people as no longer being a nation 43in their sight. 25This is what the Lord says: ‘If My 44covenant for day and night does not continue, and I have 45not established the 46fixed patterns of heaven and earth, 26then I would 47reject the 48descendants of Jacob and David My servant, so as not to take from his 49descendants 50rulers over the 51descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But I will 52restore their fortunes and have 53mercy on them.’”