Jeremiah 33:9
in Jeremiah 33So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.
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ASV
And this city shall be to me for a name of joy, for a praise and for a glory, before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them, and shall fear and tremble for all the good and for all the peace that I procure unto it.
KJV
And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.
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This verse in Jeremiah 33
Commentary
7 notes on this verseThis 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
this city will bring Me renown
The nations of the earth that saw the city fall will hear of all the good the LORD does for it. Clarke reads their trembling as dread of harming this city. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown see the ungodly tremble and the penitent fear the LORD in awe.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise, and an honour,....
The Nineteenth Century4 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Isa 62:7). them--the inhabitants of Jerusalem. they shall fear . . . for all the goodness-- (Ps 130:4). The Gentiles shall be led to "fear" God by the proofs of His power displayed in behalf of the Jews; the ungodly among them shall "tremble" for fear of God's judgments on them; the penitent shall reverentially fear and be converted to Him (Ps 102:15;
GOD'S ancient people sadly provoked Him with their idolatries from age to age. He was longsuffering to them to the last degree, but at length He grew weary of them and, according to His own words, "He abhorred His own inheritance." He caused them to be carried away into captivity and their land became a desert, or the heritage of strangers. Israel became a scattered people on the brink of national extinction, for their iniquities had hidden the face of the Lord from them.
GOD'S ancient people sadly provoked Him with their idolatries from age to age. He was longsuffering to them to the last degree, but at length He grew weary of them and, according to His own words, "He abhorred His own inheritance." He caused them to be carried away into captivity and their land became a desert, or the heritage of strangers. Israel became a scattered people on the brink of national extinction, for their iniquities had hidden the face of the Lord from them. Yet the Lord, even Jehovah, had entered into a Covenant concerning them with Abraham, His friend, which Covenant He had afterwards renewed with His servant David. This latter Covenant the Lord is said, by the Prophet Jeremiah, to remember even when Jerusalem is desolate. We read in the 20th verse and onward these words—"Thus says the Lord: If you can break My Covenant of the day, and My Covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season; then may also My Covenant be broken with David, My servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne." Even in Israel's worst days, when her representative man was the weeping Prophet Jeremiah, and when her sorrows were greater than even he could express, yet the Lord revealed His love and promised that blessed days should dawn for the seed of Abraham! These days have not yet come, but they shall surely arrive, for God has not cast away His people whom He did foreknow. There is yet a history for Israel—her sun is clouded, but it has not set. As surely as stands the Covenant with day and night, so surely shall the chosen people return from their captivity and possess the land which the Lord has given them. In those days the Lord will build them as at the first and cleanse them from all their iniquities.
They shall fear and tremble - The surrounding nations shall be persuaded that it is the hand of the Almighty that has wrought this change in your behalf; and shall fear to molest you, and tremble lest they should incur the displeasure of your God by doing you any kind of evil.
The words behind it
30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָ֣יְתָה | vehayetah | and it will become | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לִּ֗י | li | to <the> me | ||
| לְשֵׁ֤ם | leshem | <into> a name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| שָׂשׂוֹן֙ | sason | joy | H8342 → | 22 times |
| לִתְהִלָּ֣ה | lithilah | <into> praise | H8416 → | 56 times |
| וּלְתִפְאֶ֔רֶת | uletiferet | and <into> honor | H8597 → | 51 times |
| לְכֹ֖ל | lekhol | to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| גּוֹיֵ֣י | goyei | [the] nations of | H1471 → | 561 times |
| הָאָ֑רֶץ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יִשְׁמְע֜וּ | yishmeu | they will hear | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַטּוֹבָ֗ה | hatovah | the good | H2896 → | 538 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אָֽנֹכִי֙ | ʾanokhi | I | H595 → | 359 times |
| עֹשֶׂ֣ה | ʾoseh | [will be] doing | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֹתָ֔ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| וּפָחֲד֣וּ | ufachadu | and they will be in awe | H6342 → | 25 times |
| וְרָֽגְז֗וּ | veragezu | and they will tremble | H7264 → | |
| עַ֤ל | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַטּוֹבָה֙ | hatovah | the good | H2896 → | 538 times |
| וְעַ֣ל | veal | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַשָּׁל֔וֹם | hashalom | the well-being | H7965 → | 236 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אָֽנֹכִ֖י | ʾanokhi | I | H595 → | 359 times |
| עֹ֥שֶׂה | ʾoseh | [will be] doing | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לָּֽהּ׃ ס | lah | for <the> it |
וְהָ֣יְתָהand it will become
vehayetahH1961 →3559 times
לִּ֗יto <the> me
li
לְשֵׁ֤ם<into> a name of
leshemH8034 →864 times
שָׂשׂוֹן֙joy
sasonH8342 →22 times
לִתְהִלָּ֣ה<into> praise
lithilahH8416 →56 times
וּלְתִפְאֶ֔רֶתand <into> honor
uletiferetH8597 →51 times
לְכֹ֖לto all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
גּוֹיֵ֣י[the] nations of
goyeiH1471 →561 times
הָאָ֑רֶץthe earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יִשְׁמְע֜וּthey will hear
yishmeuH8085 →1159 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַטּוֹבָ֗הthe good
hatovahH2896 →538 times
אֲשֶׁ֤רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אָֽנֹכִי֙I
ʾanokhiH595 →359 times
עֹשֶׂ֣ה[will be] doing
ʾosehH6213 →2628 times
אֹתָ֔ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
וּפָחֲד֣וּand they will be in awe
ufachaduH6342 →25 times
וְרָֽגְז֗וּand they will tremble
veragezuH7264 →
עַ֤לon
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַטּוֹבָה֙the good
hatovahH2896 →538 times
וְעַ֣לand on
vealH5921 →5755 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַשָּׁל֔וֹםthe well-being
hashalomH7965 →236 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אָֽנֹכִ֖יI
ʾanokhiH595 →359 times
עֹ֥שֶׂה[will be] doing
ʾosehH6213 →2628 times
לָּֽהּ׃ סfor <the> it
lah
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
Isaiah 62:7nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.
it leads to
- Zephaniah 3:19–20
Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.
- Isaiah 60:18
No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
- Luke 18:1–8
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
- Matthew 6:9–10
So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
- Isaiah 61:11
For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.
- Zephaniah 3:19–20
Through
Isaiah 60:5Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will…
it leads to
- Isaiah 61:6
But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their…
- Isaiah 23:18
Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food…
- Isaiah 61:6
Through
Jeremiah 13:11For just as a loincloth clings to a man’s waist, so I have made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to Me, declares the LORD, so that they…
it leads to
- Exodus 19:5–6
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- Exodus 19:5–6
Where this verse is studied
About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1636: “Chastened Happiness” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).