Jeremiah 33:1-26.
Jeremiah 33:1-26 (Good News Translation)
1While I was still in prison in the courtyard, the LORD's message came to
me again. 2The LORD, who made the earth, who formed it and set it in
place, spoke to me. He whose name is the LORD said, 3Call to me, and I
will answer you; I will tell you wonderful and marvelous things that you
know nothing about. 4I, the LORD, the God of Israel, say that the houses
of Jerusalem and the royal palace of Judah will be torn down as a result
of the siege and the attack. 5Some will fight against the Babylonians, who
will fill the houses with the corpses of those whom I am going to strike
down in my anger and fury. I have turned away from this city because of
the evil things that its people have done. 6But I will heal this city and
its people and restore them to health. I will show them abundant peace and
security. 7I will make Judah and Israel prosperous, and I will rebuild them
as they were before. 8I will purify them from the sins that they have
committed against me, and I will forgive their sins and their rebellion.
9Jerusalem will be a source of joy, honor, and pride to me; and every
nation in the world will fear and tremble when they hear about the good
things that I do for the people of Jerusalem and about the prosperity that
I bring to the city. 10The LORD said, People are saying that this place is
like a desert, that it has no people or animals living in it. And they are
right; the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem are empty; no people
or animals live there. But in these places you will hear again 11the shouts
of gladness and joy and the happy sounds of wedding feasts. You will hear
people sing as they bring thank offerings to my Temple; they will say,
Give thanks to the LORD Almighty,
because he is good
and his love is eternal. 12The LORD Almighty said, In this land that is
like a desert and where no people or animals live, there will once again
be pastures where shepherds can take their sheep. 13In the towns in the
hill country, in the foothills, and in southern Judah, in the territory of
Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, and in the towns of Judah,
shepherds will once again count their sheep. I, the LORD, have spoken.
14The LORD said, The time is coming when I will fulfill the promise that I
made to the people of Israel and Judah. 15At that time I will choose as
king a righteous descendant of David. That king will do what is right and
just throughout the land. 16The people of Judah and of Jerusalem will be
rescued and will live in safety. The city will be called The LORD Our
Salvation. 17I, the LORD, promise that there will always be a descendant
of David to be king of Israel 18and that there will always be priests from
the tribe of Levi to serve me and to offer burnt offerings, grain
offerings, and sacrifices. 19The LORD said to me, 20I have made a covenant
with the day and with the night, so that they always come at their proper
times; and that covenant can never be broken. 21In the same way I have
made a covenant with my servant David that he would always have a
descendant to be king, and I have made a covenant with the priests from
the tribe of Levi that they would always serve me; and those covenants can
never be broken. 22I will increase the number of descendants of my servant
David and the number of priests from the tribe of Levi, so that it will be
as impossible to count them as it is to count the stars in the sky or the
grains of sand on the seashore. 23The LORD said to me, 24Have you noticed
how people are saying that I have rejected Israel and Judah, the two
families that I chose? And so they look with contempt on my people and no
longer consider them a nation. 25But I, the LORD, have a covenant with day
and night, and I have made the laws that control earth and sky. 26And just
as surely as I have done this, so I will maintain my covenant with Jacob's
descendants and with my servant David. I will choose one of David's
descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I
will be merciful to my people and make them prosperous again.
May God bless you and keep you in his care. Amen.
1While I was still in prison in the courtyard, the LORD's message came to
me again. 2The LORD, who made the earth, who formed it and set it in
place, spoke to me. He whose name is the LORD said, 3Call to me, and I
will answer you; I will tell you wonderful and marvelous things that you
know nothing about. 4I, the LORD, the God of Israel, say that the houses
of Jerusalem and the royal palace of Judah will be torn down as a result
of the siege and the attack. 5Some will fight against the Babylonians, who
will fill the houses with the corpses of those whom I am going to strike
down in my anger and fury. I have turned away from this city because of
the evil things that its people have done. 6But I will heal this city and
its people and restore them to health. I will show them abundant peace and
security. 7I will make Judah and Israel prosperous, and I will rebuild them
as they were before. 8I will purify them from the sins that they have
committed against me, and I will forgive their sins and their rebellion.
9Jerusalem will be a source of joy, honor, and pride to me; and every
nation in the world will fear and tremble when they hear about the good
things that I do for the people of Jerusalem and about the prosperity that
I bring to the city. 10The LORD said, People are saying that this place is
like a desert, that it has no people or animals living in it. And they are
right; the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem are empty; no people
or animals live there. But in these places you will hear again 11the shouts
of gladness and joy and the happy sounds of wedding feasts. You will hear
people sing as they bring thank offerings to my Temple; they will say,
Give thanks to the LORD Almighty,
because he is good
and his love is eternal. 12The LORD Almighty said, In this land that is
like a desert and where no people or animals live, there will once again
be pastures where shepherds can take their sheep. 13In the towns in the
hill country, in the foothills, and in southern Judah, in the territory of
Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, and in the towns of Judah,
shepherds will once again count their sheep. I, the LORD, have spoken.
14The LORD said, The time is coming when I will fulfill the promise that I
made to the people of Israel and Judah. 15At that time I will choose as
king a righteous descendant of David. That king will do what is right and
just throughout the land. 16The people of Judah and of Jerusalem will be
rescued and will live in safety. The city will be called The LORD Our
Salvation. 17I, the LORD, promise that there will always be a descendant
of David to be king of Israel 18and that there will always be priests from
the tribe of Levi to serve me and to offer burnt offerings, grain
offerings, and sacrifices. 19The LORD said to me, 20I have made a covenant
with the day and with the night, so that they always come at their proper
times; and that covenant can never be broken. 21In the same way I have
made a covenant with my servant David that he would always have a
descendant to be king, and I have made a covenant with the priests from
the tribe of Levi that they would always serve me; and those covenants can
never be broken. 22I will increase the number of descendants of my servant
David and the number of priests from the tribe of Levi, so that it will be
as impossible to count them as it is to count the stars in the sky or the
grains of sand on the seashore. 23The LORD said to me, 24Have you noticed
how people are saying that I have rejected Israel and Judah, the two
families that I chose? And so they look with contempt on my people and no
longer consider them a nation. 25But I, the LORD, have a covenant with day
and night, and I have made the laws that control earth and sky. 26And just
as surely as I have done this, so I will maintain my covenant with Jacob's
descendants and with my servant David. I will choose one of David's
descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I
will be merciful to my people and make them prosperous again.
May God bless you and keep you in his care. Amen.
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