16 Moreover, when ye be increased and multiplied in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The [a]Ark of the covenant of the Lord: for it shall come no more to mind, neither shall they remember it, neither shall they visit it, for that shall be no more done.

17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem, [b]The throne of the Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, even to the Name of the Lord in Jerusalem: and thence forth they shall follow no more the hardness of their wicked heart.

18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the [c]North, into the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 3:16 This is to be understood of the coming of Christ: for then they shall not seek the Lord by ceremonies, and all figures shall cease.
  2. Jeremiah 3:17 Meaning, the Church, where the Lord will be present to the world’s end, Matt. 28:20.
  3. Jeremiah 3:18 Where they are now in captivity.

16 In those days, when your numbers have increased greatly in the land,” declares the Lord, “people will no longer say, ‘The ark(A) of the covenant of the Lord.’ It will never enter their minds or be remembered;(B) it will not be missed, nor will another one be made. 17 At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne(C) of the Lord, and all nations(D) will gather in Jerusalem to honor(E) the name of the Lord. No longer will they follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.(F) 18 In those days the people of Judah will join the people of Israel,(G) and together(H) they will come from a northern(I) land to the land(J) I gave your ancestors as an inheritance.

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