Jeremiah 33:7 (GNV)

Passage

And I wil cause the captiuitie of Iudah and the captiuitie of Israel to returne, and will build them as at the first.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 33:5 They come to fight with the Caldeans, but it is to fill themselues with the dead bodies of men, whome I haue slaine in mine anger and in my wrath: for I haue hid my face from this citie, because of all their wickednes.

Jeremiah 33:6 Behold, I will giue it health and amendment: for I wil cure them, and will reueile vnto them the abundance of peace, and trueth.

Jeremiah 33:7 And I wil cause the captiuitie of Iudah and the captiuitie of Israel to returne, and will build them as at the first.

Jeremiah 33:8 And I wil clense them from all their iniquitie, whereby they haue sinned against me: yea, I wil pardon all their iniquities, whereby they haue sinned against me, and whereby they haue rebelled against me.

Jeremiah 33:9 And it shalbe to me a name, a ioy, a praise, and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall heare all ye good that I doe vnto them: and they shall feare and tremble for all the goodnes, and for all the wealth, that I shew vnto this citie.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cause", "captiuitie", "iudah", "israel", "returne", "build", and "first". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cause" and "captiuitie", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Behold I will giue it health and..." into verse 8's "And I wil clense them from all...", so "cause" and "captiuitie" 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 "cause" and "captiuitie" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.