Jeremiah 33
DOYLYJeremiah 33:9
- And it shall be to me a name of joy, &c.] God’s especial providence over the Jews, in restoring their city and temple, shall be taken notice of by the heathen world, and make them give glory to that God, whom they worship: see Ezra i. 2; vi. 12. To the same sense God is said to “make Jerusalem a praise in the earth,” Isa. lxii. 7; that is, the subject of men’s praise and admiration, the glory of which redounds to God, who is her protector. This promise is more signally fulfilled in the Christian Church, which the heathens resorted to, as the seat and temple of truth: see Isa. ii. 3; Zech. viii. 21, 23. W. Louth.
Jeremiah 33:11
- — the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord &c.] We read, that those who returned from captivity used this very hymn, Ezra iii. 11. W. Louth.
— the sacrifice of praise] Such as was offered upon any great deliverance. See Lev. vii. 12; Ps. cvii. 22; cxvi. 17. The word here used signifies praise and thanksgiving in general; and is used for those choirs or companies, who make a solemn thanksgiving-procession upon the dedication of the new wall of Jerusalem, Nchem. xii. 31. 38. 40. This is called by St. Paul “the sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of our lips,” Heb. xiii. 15, to distinguish it from the oblations commanded by the law, which consisted of the fruits of the ground, or of the flock and herd. W. Louth.
Jeremiah 33:13
- — under the hands of him that telleth them.] That is, of their shepherds, who number their cattle by striking with their rod every one as it comes out of the fold. See Levit. xxvii. 32. W. Louth.
Jeremiah 33:14
- — I will perform that good thing which I have promised] The coming of the Messiah was that good thing which God had promised, which is therefore called in a peculiar manner, “The promise made unto the fathers,” Acts xiii. 32, as being the greatest of all the promises, and that in which all the rest were comprehended. Bp. Beveridge.
Jeremiah 33:15
- In those days—will I cause the branch of righteousness &c.] See the notes on chap. xxiii. 6.
A continuance of kingdom promised, and a stability of a blessed seed. Before CHRIST about 590. Jahresh- Indikam. shall not be cut off from David.
Jeremiah 33:16
- — and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, &c.] The simplest interpretation of the original words is, “He that shall call her,” that is, to be his peculiar people, “is the Lord our Righteousness.” Bp. Pearson.
Jeremiah 33:17
- — David shall never want a man, &c.] So long as Israel remained a kingdom, those of the line of David ruled over it: when that failed, Christ came in the flesh, who ruled, and shall rule, over the Israel of God for ever. Poole. In a spiritual sense, the kingdom of Christ, the Son of David, has been for some time established over those whom the Apostle calls “the Israel of God,” Gal. vi. 16; and the “children of Abraham,” Gal. iii. 7; meaning thereby all true believers, whether of the Jews or of the Gentiles. And in the Church of Christ there hath been a constant and uninterrupted succession of persons appointed to perform the publick offices of religion in the room of, although not taken out of, the family of the priests the Levites. And the perpetuity of this kingdom and this priesthood is, in the opinion of many learned expositors, looked upon as a full and authentic completion of the intention of this prophecy. Dr. Blayney. These promises can only respect the eternal priesthood of Jesus, exercised by Himself and his ministers in the Christian Church. Culmet.
Jeremiah 33:18
- — to offer burnt offerings, &c.] It is not necessary to suppose, that the same sacrifices shall continue to be offered in the Christian Church, which are prescribed by the Mosaick law; but as that law is abrogated, we may fairly understand those sacrifices figura-
Jeremiah 33:24
- — The two families which the Lord hath chosen.] Some suppose the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah to be intended; others the royal and sacerdotal families of David and Levi. Dr. Blayney.
Jeremiah 33:25
- — my covenant — the ordinances] The “covenant” is that above mentioned “of the day and of the night,” (ver. 20,) which continually succeed each other without interruption: “the ordinances of heaven and earth” are the stated order of things in both, such as the system of numberless stars in the heavens, and the immeasurable sand of the sea, (ver. 22,) all which God claims to be of his ordering and appointment. Dr. Blayney.
Chap. XXXIV. This chapter contains two distinct prophecies. The first of which is dated at the time when Nebuchadnezzar was carrying on the siege of Jerusalem, and of the cities of Lachish and Azekah, most probably towards the latter end of the ninth year of Zedekiah, the siege having been begun in the tenth month of that year. The second prophecy was delivered some time afterwards, when the Chaldeans had broken up the siege, and were marched off to meet the Egyptian army, which made a shew of coming to the relief of Jerusalem. Dr. Blayney.
Ver. 1. — all the cities thereof.] See ver. 7; the lesser cities of Judea, which were subject to Jerusalem, as