Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous [a]branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

In his days Judah shall be saved, and (A)Israel shall dwell safely, and this is the Name whereby they shall call him, (B)The Lord our righteousness.

Therefore behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that they shall no more say, The [b]Lord liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:5 This prophecy is of the restitution of the Church in the time of Jesus Christ, who is the true branch, read Isa. 11:1 and 45:8; Jer. 35:15; Dan. 9:24.
  2. Jeremiah 23:7 Read Jer. 16:14.

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will raise up for David[a] a righteous Branch,(A)
a King(B) who will reign(C) wisely
    and do what is just and right(D) in the land.
In his days Judah will be saved
    and Israel will live in safety.(E)
This is the name(F) by which he will be called:
    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.(G)

“So then, the days are coming,”(H) declares the Lord, “when people will no longer say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,’(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line