Tanach: Jeremiah (Yermiyah): Jeremiah (Yermiyah) Chapter 33

This is a biblical prophetic text — Jeremiah 33:1–26 — presented in parallel columns of the Hebrew Masoretic text (with cantillation marks) and a scholarly transliteration. It belongs to the genre of Israelite prophetic literature and is set during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, with Jeremiah imprisoned in the court of the guard. The passage opens with God's second divine word to Jeremiah, promising healing and restoration for a Jerusalem being demolished by its own defenders to repel the Chaldeans. God pledges to cleanse Israel and Judah of sin, restore their exiles, and make Jerusalem a source of joy and praise among all nations. The desolate streets will again ring with voices of celebration — brides, grooms, and temple worshippers — as God reverses the exile. The text's most theologically distinctive section is the promise of an eternal Davidic covenant: a "righteous Branch" will arise from David to execute justice and righteousness, and Judah and Jerusalem will be saved. This messianic oracle (vv. 14–16) is notably absent from the Septuagint, making its inclusion here a textual-critical point of interest. God then stakes the permanence of these covenants on the cosmic order of day and night: only if those could be broken would the Davidic dynasty or the Levitical priesthood fail, and their descendants would multiply like the stars. The chapter closes by rebuking those who claim God has rejected the two families of Israel, insisting the promise stands.

Tanach: Jeremiah (Yermiyah): Jeremiah (Yermiyah) Chapter 33

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