Jeremiah 33:9 (LSB)

Passage

And it will be to Me a name of joy, praise, and beauty before all the nations of the earth which will hear of all the good that I do for them, and they will be in dread and tremble because of all the good and all the peace that I make for it.’

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 33:7 I will return the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel and will rebuild them as they were at first.

Jeremiah 33:8 And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned against Me and by which they have transgressed against Me.

Jeremiah 33:9 And it will be to Me a name of joy, praise, and beauty before all the nations of the earth which will hear of all the good that I do for them, and they will be in dread and tremble because of all the good and all the peace that I make for it.’

Jeremiah 33:10 “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Yet again there will be heard in this place, of which you say, “It is a waste, without man and without beast,” that is, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast,

Jeremiah 33:11 the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, “Give thanks to Yahweh of hosts, For Yahweh is good, For His lovingkindness endures forever”; and of those who bring a thank offering into the house of Yahweh. For I will return the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says Yahweh.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "name", "praise", "beauty", "before", "nations", "earth", "hear", and "good". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "name" and "praise", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And I will cleanse them from all..." into verse 10's "Thus says Yahweh Yet again there will...", so "name" and "praise" 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 "name" and "praise" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.