Jeremiah 33:7 (DRB)

Passage

And I will bring back the captivity of Juda, and the captivity of Jerusalem: and I will build them as from the beginning.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 33:5 Of them that come to fight with the Chaldeans, and to fill them with the dead bodies of the men whom I have slain in my wrath, and in my indignation, hiding my face from this city because of all their wickedness.

Jeremiah 33:6 Behold I will close their wounds and give them health, and I will cure them: and I will reveal to them the prayer of peace and truth.

Jeremiah 33:7 And I will bring back the captivity of Juda, and the captivity of Jerusalem: and I will build them as from the beginning.

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

Jeremiah 33:9 And it shall be to me a name, and a joy, and a praise, and a gladness before all the nations of the earth, that shall hear of all the good things which I will do to them: and they shall fear and be troubled for all the good things, and for all the peace that I will make for them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bring", "back", "captivity", "juda", "jerusalem", "build", and "beginning". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bring" and "back", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Behold I will close their wounds and..." into verse 8's "And I will cleanse them from all...", so "bring" and "back" 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 "bring" and "back" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.