Jeremiah 33:8 (DBY)

Passage

And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me, and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned against me, and whereby they have transgressed against me.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 33:6 Behold, I will apply a healing dressing to it and cure, and I will heal them, and will reveal unto them an abundance of peace and truth.

Jeremiah 33:7 And I will turn the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel, and will build them, as at the beginning.

Jeremiah 33:8 And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me, and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned against me, and whereby they have transgressed against me.

Jeremiah 33:9 And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear of all the good that I do unto them; and they shall fear and tremble for all the good and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.

Jeremiah 33:10 Thus saith Jehovah: In this place of which ye say, It is waste, without man and without beast! in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "iniquities", "cleanse", "iniquity", "whereby", "sinned", "against", and "pardon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "iniquities" and "cleanse", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And I will turn the captivity of..." into verse 9's "And it shall be to me a...", so "iniquities" and "cleanse" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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