Jeremiah 3:17
in Jeremiah 3At that time Jerusalem will be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of Jehovah; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of Jehovah, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart.
KJV
At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
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This verse in Jeremiah 3
Commentary
9 notes on this verse(Verse 17) In that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord, and all nations shall gather unto it in the name of the Lord, in Jerusalem, and they shall not walk after the stubbornness of their wicked heart. The Lord shall not sit upon the ark of the Covenant and Cherubim, as was previously said to that people: You who sit upon the Cherubim, manifest (Psalm 79:2): but all who truly believe with perfect mind, shall be the throne of God.
This site's exposition
Return, O faithless children
on Jeremiah 3:14-18
The LORD says “I am your master”, a Hebrew verb that also means to be a husband. He brings a remnant to Zion, “one from a city and two from a family”, under “shepherds after My own heart”. Judah and Israel will come together from the land of the north.
This site's exposition
Jerusalem will be called The Throne of the LORD
The LORD had been called the one enthroned above the cherubim on the ark, at Psalm 80:1. In that day the whole city takes the place of the ark as His throne. Jeremiah 7:24 names the same stubbornness in Judah.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
As the gospel got ground this throne of the Lord was set up even where Satan's seat had been. It is especially the throne of his grace; for those that by faith come to this Jerusalem come to God the judge of all, and to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, Heb. xii.
At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord,....
The charge renewed against them for their apostasy from God, and the invitation repeated to return and repent, to which are here added the words that are put in their mouth, which they should make use of in their return to God,
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Jerusalem--the whole city, not merely the temple. As it has been the center of the Hebrew theocracy, so it shall be the point of attraction to the whole earth (Isa 2:2-4;
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They shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord - The new Jerusalem, the universal Church of Christ, shall be God’s throne: and wherever he is acknowledged as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, there God sits on his throne, and holds his court.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The throne of the Lord - Yahweh’s throne shall not be the ark, but Jerusalem, i. e., the Christian Church Rev 21:2; Gal 4:26. To Jerusalem - The Septuagint and Syriac are probably right in omitting this word. Imagination ... - Stubbornness (margin). A word always used in a bad sense, for “obstinacy.”
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בָּעֵ֣ת | baet | at the time | H6256 → | 296 times |
| הַהִ֗יא | hahi' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| יִקְרְא֤וּ | yikreu | people will call | H7121 → | 733 times |
| לִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ | lirushalim | <to> Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| כִּסֵּ֣א | kise' | [the] throne of | H3678 → | 135 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְנִקְוּ֨וּ | venikvvu | and they will be collected | H6960 → | 49 times |
| אֵלֶ֧יהָ | ʾeleiha | to it | H413 → | 5510 times |
| כָֽל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַגּוֹיִ֛ם | hagoyim | the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| לְשֵׁ֥ם | leshem | to [the] name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | lirushalim | to Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יֵלְכ֣וּ | yelekhu | they will walk | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| ע֔וֹד | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| אַחֲרֵ֕י | ʾacharei | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| שְׁרִר֖וּת | sherirut | [the] stubbornness of | H8307 → | 10 times |
| לִבָּ֥ם | libam | heart their | H3820 → | 595 times |
| הָרָֽע׃ ס | hara' | <the> evil | H7451 → | 662 times |
בָּעֵ֣תat the time
baetH6256 →296 times
הַהִ֗יא<the> that
hahi'H1931 →1879 times
יִקְרְא֤וּpeople will call
yikreuH7121 →733 times
לִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙<to> Jerusalem
lirushalimH3389 →643 times
כִּסֵּ֣א[the] throne of
kise'H3678 →135 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְנִקְוּ֨וּand they will be collected
venikvvuH6960 →49 times
אֵלֶ֧יהָto it
ʾeleihaH413 →5510 times
כָֽל־all
khol-H3605 →5413 times
הַגּוֹיִ֛םthe nations
hagoyimH1471 →561 times
לְשֵׁ֥םto [the] name of
leshemH8034 →864 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םto Jerusalem
lirushalimH3389 →643 times
וְלֹא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
יֵלְכ֣וּthey will walk
yelekhuH1980 →1546 times
ע֔וֹדagain
odH5750 →490 times
אַחֲרֵ֕יafter
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
שְׁרִר֖וּת[the] stubbornness of
sherirutH8307 →10 times
לִבָּ֥םheart their
libamH3820 →595 times
הָרָֽע׃ ס<the> evil
hara'H7451 →662 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 17:12A glorious throne, exalted from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.
it leads to
- Psalms 96:6
Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.
- Ezekiel 43:7
and He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house…
- Ezekiel 1:26
Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man.
- Jeremiah 14:21
For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.
- Psalms 96:6
Through
Zechariah 2:11“On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me…
it leads to
- Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign…
- 1 Peter 2:9–10
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Revelation 11:15
Through
Ezekiel 43:7and He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 43:9
Now let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will dwell among them forever.
- Psalms 47:8
God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.
- Ezekiel 43:9
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.