Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah ,.... Upon the same subject, concerning the continuance of David's seed; with a refutation of a calumny uttered against the Lord about the rejection of them: saying ; as follows: read more
Considerest thou not what this people have spoken ,.... The words are directed to the prophet by an interrogation, if he had not considered in his mind what he heard the people say; not the Chaldeans, with whom the prophet was not; but the unbelieving Jews, either the profane part of them, who had a wicked view in it, to accuse God, and discourage the godly; or the weaker sort of the good people, indulging unbelief and despondency: saying, the two families which the Lord had chosen, he... read more
Thus saith the Lord ,.... In answer to the above calumny: if my covenant be not with day and night ; that is, if it should not stand; if it should be broken; or there should be no longer a succession of day and night: and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth ; concerning the course of the sun, moon, and stars, and the influence of the heavenly bodies; and concerning the fruits of the earth, the seasons of the year, seedtime and harvest, summer and winter; if... read more
Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant ,.... R. Jonah thinks that Jacob is put instead of Aaron, because of the two families of David and Aaron before mentioned; but in this latter part of the chapter no mention is made of priests at all; and by the "seed" is meant one and the same, the spiritual seed of Christ, the antitypical David, and servant of the Lord; and which are no other than the seed of Jacob, over whom the Messiah reigns; or the spiritual Israel of God,... read more
Behold the days come - See Jeremiah 23:5 , and Jeremiah 31:31 ; . read more
And this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The Lord our Righteousness - See what has been said on Jeremiah 23:6 ; (note), which is generally supposed to be a strictly parallel passage: but they are very different, and I doubt whether they mean exactly the same thing. As to our translation here, it is ignorant, and almost impious; it says that Jerusalem, for that is the antecedent, shall be called The Lord our Righteousness. The pronoun לה lah , which is translated her, is the... read more
Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man - This is a repetition of the promise made to Phinehas, Numbers 25:13 . read more
If ye can break my covenant of the day - See the note on Jeremiah 31:36 . read more
So will I multiply the seed of David - This must be understood of the spiritual David, Jesus Christ, and his progeny, genuine Christians. The two families which God chose for the priesthood, that of Aaron and Phinehas, or, on its being taken away from him, that of Ithamar, 1 Samuel 2:35 , are both extinct. Nor has the office of high priest, or priest of any kind offering sacrifice, been exercised among the Jews for nearly eighteen hundred years; therefore what is said here of the... read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 33:22
As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured ,.... As the stars of heaven are innumerable, and the sand of the sea immeasurable: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant ; the Messiah; the son and antitype of David; and who is often called by his name; and as the son of David is the servant of the Lord, his spiritual seed are meant, which shall endure for ever; and in Gospel times, especially in the latter part of them, shall be very numerous; see... read more