The Lord Promises Peace

Jeremiah 33

1 Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still a shut up in the court of the prison, saying, 2 "Thus says the LORD b who made it, the LORD who formed it to establish it c (the 1 LORD is His name): 3 d 'Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and 2 mighty things, which you do not know.' 4 "For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah, which have been pulled down to fortify 3 against e the siege mounds and the sword: 5 'They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but only to f fill their places 4 with the dead bodies of men whom I will slay in My anger and My fury, all for whose wickedness I have hidden My face from this city. 6 'Behold, g I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth. 7 'And h I will cause the captives of Judah and the captives of Israel to return, and will rebuild those places i as at the first. 8 'I will j cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned and by which they have transgressed against Me. 9 k 'Then it shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise, and an honor before all nations of the earth, who shall hear all the good that I do to them; they shall l fear and tremble for all the goodness and all the prosperity that I provide for it.'

10 "Thus says the LORD: 'Again there shall be heard in this place - m of which you say, "It is desolate, without man and without beast" - in the cities of Judah, in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast,

11 'the n voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say:
o "Praise the LORD of hosts,
For the LORD is good,
For His mercy endures forever" -
and of those who will bring p the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,' says the LORD.

12 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: q 'In this place which is desolate, without man and without beast, and in all its cities, there shall again be a dwelling place of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. 13 r 'In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the South, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks shall again s pass under the hands of him who counts them,' says the LORD.

  1. Cross References
    Jeremiah 32:2
    For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house.
    Jeremiah 32:3
    For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, "Why do you prophesy and say, 'Thus says the LORD: "Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 37:26
    Did you not hear long ago How I made it, From ancient times that I formed it? Now I have brought it to pass, That you should be For crushing fortified cities into heaps of ruins.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 15:3
    The LORD is a man of war; The LORD is His name.
    Jeremiah 10:16
    The Portion of Jacob is not like them, For He is the Maker of all things, And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance; The LORD of hosts is His name.
    Amos 5:8
    He made the Pleiades and Orion; He turns the shadow of death into morning And makes the day dark as night; He calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the face of the earth; The LORD is His name.
    Amos 9:6
    He who builds His layers in the sky, And has founded His strata in the earth; Who calls for the waters of the sea, And pours them out on the face of the earth - The LORD is His name.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 91:15
    He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.
    Isaiah 55:6
    Seek the LORD while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near.
    Isaiah 55:7
    Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the LORD, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.
    Jeremiah 29:12
    Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 22:10
    You numbered the houses of Jerusalem, And the houses you broke down To fortify the wall.
    Jeremiah 32:24
    Look, the siege mounds! They have come to the city to take it; and the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans who fight against it, because of the sword and famine and pestilence. What You have spoken has happened; there You see it!
    Ezekiel 4:2
    Lay siege against it, build a siege wall against it, and heap up a mound against it; set camps against it also, and place battering rams against it all around.
    Ezekiel 21:22
    In his right hand is the divination for Jerusalem: to set up battering rams, to call for a slaughter, to lift the voice with shouting, to set battering rams against the gates, to heap up a siege mound, and to build a wall.
    Habakkuk 1:10
    They scoff at kings, And princes are scorned by them. They deride every stronghold, For they heap up earthen mounds and seize it.
  6. Cross References
    2 Kings 23:14
    And he broke in pieces the sacred pillars and cut down the wooden images, and filled their places with the bones of men.
    Jeremiah 21:4 - 7
    Thus says the LORD God of Israel: "Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the walls; and I will assemble them in the midst of this city.
    Jeremiah 32:5
    "then he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall be until I visit him," says the LORD; "though you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not succeed" '?"
  7. Cross References
    Jeremiah 30:17
    For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,' says the LORD, 'Because they called you an outcast saying: "This is Zion; No one seeks her."
    Hosea 6:1
    Come, and let us return to the LORD; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up.
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 85:1
    LORD, You have been favorable to Your land; You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.
    Jeremiah 30:3
    'For behold, the days are coming,' says the LORD, 'that I will bring back from captivity My people Israel and Judah,' says the LORD. 'And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.'"
    Jeremiah 32:44
    'Men will buy fields for money, sign deeds and seal them, and take witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South; for I will cause their captives to return,' says the LORD."
    Amos 9:14
    I will bring back the captives of My people Israel; They shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them; They shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them.
  9. Cross References
    Isaiah 1:26
    I will restore your judges as at the first, And...
    Jeremiah 24:6
    For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I ...
    Jeremiah 30:20
    Their children also shall be as before, And the...
    Jeremiah 31:4
    Again I will build you, and you shall be rebuil...
    Jeremiah 31:28
    And it shall come to pass, that as I have watch...
    Jeremiah 42:10
    If you will still remain in this land, then I w...
    Amos 9:14
    I will bring back the captives of My people Isr...
    Amos 9:15
    I will plant them in their land, And no longer ...
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 51:2
    Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleans...
    Isaiah 44:22
    I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your tr...
    Jeremiah 50:20
    In those days and in that time," says the LORD,...
    Ezekiel 36:25
    Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and yo...
    Ezekiel 36:33
    Thus says the Lord GOD: "On the day that I clea...
    Micah 7:18
    Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And p...
    Micah 7:19
    He will again have compassion on us, And will s...
    Zechariah 13:1
    In that day a fountain shall be opened for the ...
    Hebrews 9:11 - 14
    But Christ came as High Priest of the good thin...
  11. Cross References
    Isaiah 62:7
    And give Him no rest till He establishes And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
    Jeremiah 13:11
    'For as the sash clings to the waist of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to Me,' says the LORD, 'that they may become My people, for renown, for praise, and for glory; but they would not hear.'
  12. Cross References
    Isaiah 60:5
    Then you shall see and become radiant, And your heart shall swell with joy; Because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.
  13. Cross References
    Jeremiah 32:43
    'And fields will be bought in this land of which you say, " It is desolate, without man or beast; it has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans."
  14. Cross References
    Jeremiah 7:34
    Then I will cause to cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride. For the land shall be desolate.
    Jeremiah 16:9
    For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Behold, I will cause to cease from this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.
    Jeremiah 25:10
    Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp.
    Revelation 18:23
    The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived.
  15. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 16:8
    Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples!
    2 Chronicles 5:13
    Indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying: " For He is good, For His mercy endures forever," that the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud.
    Ezra 3:11
    And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the LORD: "For He is good, For His mercy endures forever toward Israel." Then all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
    Psalms 136:1
    Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
    Isaiah 12:4
    And in that day you will say: "Praise the LORD, call upon His name; Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention that His name is exalted.
  16. Cross References
    Leviticus 7:12
    If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer, with the sacrifice of thanksgiving, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, unleavened wafers anointed with oil, or cakes of blended flour mixed with oil.
    Psalms 107:22
    Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare His works with rejoicing.
    Psalms 116:17
    I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the LORD.
    Hebrews 13:15
    Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
  17. Cross References
    Isaiah 65:10
    Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, And the Valle...
    Jeremiah 31:24
    And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in a...
    Jeremiah 50:19
    But I will bring back Israel to his home, And h...
    Ezekiel 34:12 - 15
    As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he...
    Zephaniah 2:6
    The seacoast shall be pastures, With shelters f...
    Zephaniah 2:7
    The coast shall be for the remnant of the house...
  18. Cross References
    Jeremiah 17:26
    And they shall come from the cities of Judah and from the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin and from the lowland, from the mountains and from the South, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and incense, bringing sacrifices of praise to the house of the LORD.
    Jeremiah 32:44
    'Men will buy fields for money, sign deeds and seal them, and take witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South; for I will cause their captives to return,' says the LORD."
  19. Cross References
    Leviticus 27:32
    And concerning the tithe of the herd or the flock, of whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the LORD.
    Luke 15:4
    What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
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