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Jeremiah 33:13 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the South, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of him who counts them,” says the LORD. "
Jeremiah 33:13
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11 the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Armies, for the LORD is good, for his loving kindness endures forever;’ who bring thanksgiving into the LORD’s house. For I will cause the captivity of the land to be reversed as at the first,” says the LORD.
12 The LORD of Armies says: “Yet again there will be in this place, which is waste, without man and without animal, and in all its cities, a habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.
13 In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the South, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of him who counts them,” says the LORD.
14 “Behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that I will perform that good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and concerning the house of Judah.
15 “In those days and at that time, I will cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up to David. He will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
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Jeremiah 33:1
"Moreover the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still locked up in the court of the guard, saying,"
Jeremiah 33:2
"“The LORD who does it, the LORD who forms it to establish it—the LORD is his name, says:"
Jeremiah 33:3
"‘Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don’t know.’"
Jeremiah 33:4
"For the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the houses of this city and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are broken down to make a defense against the mounds and against the sword:"
Jeremiah 33:5
"‘While men come to fight with the Chaldeans, and to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have killed in my anger and in my wrath, and for all whose wickedness I have hidden my face from this city,"
Jeremiah 33:6
"behold, I will bring it health and healing, and I will cure them; and I will reveal to them abundance of peace and truth."
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