Wherewith she shall be called; viz. Jerusalem; in Jeremiah 23:6 , the parallel passage, the subject is "Israel," unless there is a corruption of the text. The Lord our righteousness; rather, The Lord ( is ) our righteousness . read more
The Lord our Righteousness. (Cf. homily on Jeremiah 23:6 .)—C. read more
David shall never want a man, etc. This is, in fact, a republication of the promise given by Nathan in 2 Samuel 7:12-16 . It agrees in form with the announcements in 1 Kings 2:4 ; 1 Kings 8:25 ; 1 Kings 9:5 . read more
Perpetuation of the kingly and priestly stock. I. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THESE OFFICES . To single out these two offices from the others existing within the Jewish nation is to emphasize their importance. They are thereby recognized as the pillars of the theocratic constitution. 1 . The king . The grandest unit of human society. Evidently no accidental office, but an ordained and significant one. The king, as representative of God, was the supreme authority of the state, As... read more
Do the prophets prophesy falsely? If the statements of these verses be taken literally, it would seem as if they did. The house of Israel never, since its exile, has had a throne at all, nor has any descendant of David been acknowledged as its prince. Yet these verses say, "David shall never want," etc. And, literally, it never can come to pass, for in the lapse and confusion of the ages their genealogical tables have been utterly lost, so that none can certainly say who is of the house of... read more
King and priest in perpetuity. The declarations of these verses come by a natural association after the declaration of his advent who is the righteous Scion of David. Kingship and priesthood in perpetuity—that is the general assurance; but what a difference between the assurance looked at from the point of view given by Jeremiah's time and the point of view given by ours! We look back on the achievements of history, and then see how much more a prediction means than anything that could... read more
Neither shall the priests the Levites, etc. It has Been thought that this passage is inconsistent with the prophecies of a time when the ark should no more be remembered ( Jeremiah 3:16 ), and when all should know Jehovah from the least to the greatest ( Jeremiah 31:34 ). But though sin offerings would in this glorious time become things of the past, yet thank offerings are expressly excepted from abolition ( Jeremiah 33:11 ), and in Jeremiah 31:14 a special latter-day promise is... read more
The covenant of God permanent as the laws of nature. A curious inversion of Genesis 8:22 , but very instructive. There, what is considered by the secular mind as secured by the laws of matter operating mechanically, is declared as a promise, and consequently as dependent upon the good will and gracious purpose of God; here, what appears at first to be within the power of one or both parties to it, is stated to be as absolute and permanent as if it were not a moral engagement but a... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 33:15-16
( Vide on Jeremiah 23:5 , Jeremiah 23:6 .)—M. read more