Jeremiah 33:26 (ASV)

Passage

then will I also cast away the seed of Jacob, and of David my servant, so that I will not take of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and will have mercy on them.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 33:24 Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which Jehovah did choose, he hath cast them off? thus do they despise my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.

Jeremiah 33:25 Thus saith Jehovah: If my covenant of day and night [stand] not, if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;

Jeremiah 33:26 then will I also cast away the seed of Jacob, and of David my servant, so that I will not take of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and will have mercy on them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercy", "cast", "away", "seed", "jacob", "david", "servant", and "take". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "cast", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Thus saith Jehovah If my covenant of...", giving immediate footing for "mercy" and "cast". In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "mercy" and "cast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.