Jeremiah 33:24 (GNV)

Passage

Considerest thou not what this people haue spoken, saying, The two families, which the Lord hath chosen, hee hath euen cast them off? thus they haue despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 33:22 As the army of heauen can not be nombred, neither the sand of the sea measured: so wil I multiplie the seede of Dauid my seruant, and the Leuites, that minister vnto me.

Jeremiah 33:23 Moreouer, the worde of the Lord came to Ieremiah, saying,

Jeremiah 33:24 Considerest thou not what this people haue spoken, saying, The two families, which the Lord hath chosen, hee hath euen cast them off? thus they haue despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.

Jeremiah 33:25 Thus sayth the Lord, If my couenant be not with day and night, and if I haue not appointed the order of heauen and earth,

Jeremiah 33:26 Then will I cast away the seede of Iaakob and Dauid my seruant, and not take of his seede to be rulers ouer the seede of Abraham, Izhak, and Iaakob: for I wil cause their captiuitie to returne, and haue compassion on them.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Moreouer the worde of the Lord came..." into verse 25's "Thus sayth the Lord If my couenant...", so "considerest" 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 "considerest" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.