Jeremiah 33:24 (DRB)

Passage

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?

Nearby Context

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:

Jeremiah 33:26 Surely I will also cast off the seed of Jacob, and of David my servant, so as not to take any of his seed to be rulers of the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will bring back their captivity, and will have mercy on them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hast", "thou", "seen", "people", "hath", "spoken", "saying", and "families". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hast" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "And the word of the Lord came..." into verse 25's "Thus saith the Lord If I have...", so "hast" and "thou" 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 "hast" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.