Jeremiah 33
DortGod prophesieth further of taking of Jerusalem the carrying away of the people and bringing them back from Babel as also of a blessed joyful and quiet condition verse1 c. of the sending of Christ in everlasting and settled kingdom priest hood and blessed seed 14.
1. Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah one time while he was shut up into the court of the prison [see above chapter 32.2, 3] saying:
2. Thus saith the Lord that doth the Lord that formeth it [to wit that which he hath revealed and promised by me concerning the restoring of Jerusalem and of his church see Exodus 2:14,15 others the maker thereof namely Jerusalem and his church whereof is spoken in that went before and in that which followeth] that formeth it [or the former thereof the meaning being all one]to establish it the Lord being his name.
3. Call unto me [that is pray servently ye my people or thou Jeremiah that art here shut up in prison see Job 36 on verse 16] and I will make known unto thee great and firm things [which are firmly determined by me and as it were locked up in the secret counsel and therefore are most firm and sure compare Deuteronomy 30.34.] which thou knowest not.
4. For thus saith the Lord the God of Israel concerning the houses of this city and of the inhabitants thereof shall be without any human hope or appearance or restoration yet will I restore it as followeth verse 6]and concerning the houses of the king of Judah which are broken down by the mounts and by the swords [that is which shall be suddenly and certainly broken down where the Chaldeans by means of their mounts and bulwarks which they shall cast up shall take the city warlike means and by force of arms compare Ezekiel 26:9 as above chapter 32.on verse 24 others for mounts and for the swords that is the houses that are broken down to make the bulwarks of them against the enemy and to make opposition and resistance out of them.]
5. There are indeed [to wit saith the Lord verse 4] some come n to fight against the Chaldeans [to wit into the city of Jerusalem to defend it against the besiegers as against the time of a siege men are wont to the chief city with valiant soldiers [but it is so to fill them with the dead bodies of men [to fill that is to satiate them that they wreck their malice by killing and destroying the Jews concerning such word of fill compare Exodus 15:9 Job 16:10 with the annotate by them is meant here the Chaldeans which seek nothing else but to kill and slay others understand the houses that is as they expound it families whereof mention is made in the former verse] whom I have slain [that is will slay by the sword of the Chaldeans instead that they will intend in my manner that they intend to slay the Chaldeans] in mine anger and in mine fury because I have hid my fury from this city [see Deuteronomy 31:17] for all the wickedness thereof [that is of inhabitants other for all whose to wit families wickedness I have hid from this city.]
6. Behold I will cause health and cure to rise [or lay a plaster or give physic see above chapter 30.13, 17] unto it [to wit to the city of Jerusalem to my church] and will cure them [the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the members of the church] and will reveal unto them [unaware and beyond all hope and expectation] abundance of peace and truth [by the Messiah compare John 1:12 others of a constant durable or sure peace.]
7. And I will turn the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel [compare above chapter 32.34] and will build them [see above chapter 31.28] as the first [or in the beginning so verse 11 that is aforetime.]
8. And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity thereby they have sinned against me and have pardoned all their iniquities whereby they have sinned against me and whereby they have transgressed against me [compare above chapter 31.34.]
9. And it [namely Jerusalem and my church] shall be to me a joyful name [Heb name of joy that is which will be very acceptable unto me and will make me joyful and glad] a praise and an ornament among all the heathen of the earth [compare Deuteronomy 26:19 with the annotate] which shall hear all the good I do unto them and they shall fear and all the trouble for all the good and for all the peace that I procure [Heb make do] unto it.
10. Thus saith the Lord in the place whereof ye say it is desolate so that there is neither a man nor beast in it [as above chapter 32.41] in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are so wasted as that there is neither man nor inhabitant nor beasts in them shall be heard again.
11. The voice of joy and the voice of gladness and the voice of bridegroom and the voice of the bride [as above chapter 7.34]the voice of them that say praise the Lord of hosts [see 1 Kings 18 on verse 15] for the Lord is good for his mercy is forever the voice of them that bring praise [or thanksgiving praise offering or praise offering] to the house of the Lord for I will turn the captivity of the land [or cause the captives of the land to return so below verse 26 and elsewhere often]as at the first[that is they being returned out of captivity shall dwell peaceable in this land as aforetimes compare verse 7] saith the Lord.
12. Thus saith the Lord of hosts in this places which so desolate as that there is no man in it even unto the cattle as also in all the cities whereof shall be again habitations of shepherds [Heb an habitation c] that cause their flocks to lay down [in token of peaceable condition and of a well ordered government as also the sequel declareth compare chapter above 31.2.]
13. in the cities of the mountains in the cities of the law grounds and in the cities of the south in the land of Benjamin and in the places round about Jerusalem and in cities of Judah shall the flock pass again under the hands of a teller [that is of a tithing man that snore of the tenth sheep or goat with rod and set it apart for the Lord see hereof Leviticus 27 on verse 32and Ezekiel 20 on verse 37.]
14. Behold the days come saith the lord that I will provoke [or establish settle that is keep as we use to say] that good word [that is gracious and blessed promise concerning Christ in whom all the promises are yea and Amen 2 Corinthians 1:20]which I have spoken unto [or concerning of] the house of Israel and concerning the house of Judah.
15. In those days and at that time will I cause a BRANCH of righteousness[see above chapter 23 on verse 5] to grow up unto David and he shall do judgments and justice on earth [as a king see above chapter 23 on verse 5.]
16. In those days shall Judah be delivered and shall Jerusalem stay safely [see above chapter 23 on verse 6]and this is he that shall call her the LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS [to wit the Lord Christ who shall call his church to wit outwardly by preaching of his gospel and inwardly by powerful working of the holy spirit and shall perfect his work of grace unto the end [see above chapter 23 on verse 6.]
17. For thus saith the Lord a man shall not be cut off unto David to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel [see 1 Kings 2 on verse 4 by these and the following words which are borrowed from the estate of the old testament concerning the kingdom of priesthood of our Lord Jesus Christ see Luke 1:32,33Hebrews 7.1,2,3,11,12,15,16,17,24,28 c. who moreover hath under him not only pastors and teachers of the church but also all the members thereof whom he hath made all kings and priests wherefore his church is also called a royal priesthood see 1Peter 2.5,9 Revelations 1.6 and 5.10 also Romans 12:1 Hebrew 13.15,16.]]
18. Neither shall a man be cut off unto a Levitical priest from before my face to offer burnt offerings and to kindle meat offering and to prepare slay-offerings all days [that is forever.]
19. And the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah saying:
20. Thus saith the Lord if you can disannul the covenant of the night [that is the order that I have set upon the course and the revolutions of the day and night compare Genesis 8:22 Psalms 89:37,38 and 119.89,90,91 and above chapter 31.35,36] so that they should not be day and night in their season.
21. Then may also my covenant be disannulled in David my servant that should not have a son to reign upon his throne and with the Levites [understand with all the covenant with c] the priest my ministers.
22. As the host of heaven can not be numbered neither the sand of the sea measured so will I multiply the seed of David my servant and the Levite [oth. Of the Levites to wit seed]that minister unto me.
23. Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah saying:
24. Hast thou not seen [that is perceived or heard] what this people [to wit the scornful Jews that despised the [promises of God and murmured against his judgment as or as some the wicked Chaldeans and the other Gentiles to whom they in a special manner apply the last words of this verse]speaketh?[Heb. Speak as often] saying the two families [Judah and Israel of whom is spoken above others understand Judah and Benjamin]which the Lord hath chosen them hath he now cast off yea they despised my people so that its no more a nation before their face [or shall not be again c because they were so mean and miserable as that in that there was no other account to be made but that they should perish and come to nothing below chapter 48.2,42.]
25. Thus saith the Lord if my covenant be not of day and night [see on verse 20 these things God repeateth fro the raising up and strengthening of those that believe in him as if he should say how greatly so ever this thing may be beyond all hope and appearance of man yet it shall as little fail as the intercourse of the day and night] if I had not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth [see above chapter 31.35,36.]
26. Then will I also cast away the seed of David my servant and of Jacob that I should not take some of his seed to rule over the seed of Abraham Isaac and Jacob[this indeed was first accomplished in Zerubabel and other following governors of David’s family but it is principally and spiritually accomplished in our Lord Jesus Christ the branch of David and the ever last king of his church]for I will turn their captivity and have mercy on them[compare above chapter 31.20]