Jeremiah 33:23 (DRB)

Passage

And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 33:21 Also my covenant with David my servant may be made void, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne, and with the Levites and priests my ministers.

Jeremiah 33:22 As the stars of heaven cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea be measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites my ministers.

Jeremiah 33:23 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:

Jeremiah 33:24 Hast thou not seen what this people hath spoken, saying: The two families which the Lord had chosen, are cast off: and they have despised my people, so that it is no more a nation before them?

Jeremiah 33:25 Thus saith the Lord. If I have not set my covenant between day and night, and laws to heaven and earth:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "word", "lord", "came", "jeremiah", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "word" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "As the stars of heaven cannot be..." into verse 24's "Hast thou not seen what this people...", so "word" and "lord" 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 "word" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.