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Jeremiah 33:8

in Jeremiah 33

And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned against me, and whereby they have transgressed against me.

KJV

And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.

This verse in Jeremiah 33

Commentary

6 notes on this verse
And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me,.... Even by the blood of Christ, which cleanses from all sin, of heart, lip, and life, in allusion to the purifications under the law, 1Jn 1:7; see Eze 36:25; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me; for Christ's sake, and through his stoning sacrifice, and upon the foot of full satisfaction made by him.

This site's exposition

For this is what the LORD

on Jeremiah 33:4-9

The reversal pairs healing with pardon: “I will bring to it health and healing,” and “I will cleanse them from all the iniquity.” The aim is that the city “will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth.”

This site's exposition

I will cleanse them from all the iniquity

The verse promises two things: to cleanse the iniquity and to forgive the sins of rebellion. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown distinguish them, forgiving the punishment and cleansing the stain of guilt, for all iniquity and all sins alike. Matthew Henry links the cleansing to David's prayer in Psalm 51:7.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

In allusion to that sprinkling, David prays, Purge me with hyssop. [2.] By sin they have become guilty, and obnoxious to his justice; but he will pardon all their iniquities, will remove the punishment to which for sin they were bound over. All who by sanctifying grace are cleansed from the filth of sin, by pardoning mercy are freed from the guilt of it.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The repetition is in order that the Jews may consider how great is the grace of God in not merely pardoning (as to the punishment), but also cleansing them (as to the pollution of guilt); not merely one iniquity, but all (Mic 7:18).

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

I will cleanse them - These promises of pardon and holiness must be referred to their state under the Gospel, when they shall have received Jesus as the promised Messiah.

The words behind it

15 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְטִ֣הַרְתִּ֔יםand I will cleanse them

    vetihartimH2891 →

  • מִכָּל־from all

    mikolH3605 →5413 times

  • עֲוֹנָ֖םiniquity their

    ʾavonamH5771 →233 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • חָֽטְאוּ־they have sinned

    chateu-H2398 →238 times

  • לִ֑יto <the> me

    li

  • וְסָלַחְתִּ֗יand I will forgive

    vesalachtiH5545 →46 times

  • לְכָל<to> all

    lekhol-H3605 →5413 times

  • עֲוֹנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙iniquities their

    avonoteihemH5771 →233 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • חָֽטְאוּ־they have sinned

    chateu-H2398 →238 times

  • לִ֔יto <the> me

    li

  • וַאֲשֶׁ֖רand which

    vaasherH834 →5497 times

  • פָּ֥שְׁעוּthey have rebelled

    pasheuH6586 →41 times

  • בִֽי׃against <the> me

    vi

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Revelation 1:5

    and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by…

    it leads to

    • 1 John 1:7

      But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

      Reached by 3 separate paths from here.

    • Psalms 89:27

      I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.

    • Hebrews 9:14

      how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

    • Revelation 17:14

      They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen…

    • Colossians 1:18

      And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

  • Through

    Ezekiel 36:25

    I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

    it leads to

    • Hebrews 10:22

      let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

    • John 3:5

      Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

    • Titus 3:5–6

      He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Where this verse is studied

About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.