Jeremiah 33:23 (WEB)

Passage

Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, saying,

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 33:21 then may my covenant also be broken with David my servant, that he won’t have a son to reign on his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.

Jeremiah 33:22 As the army of the sky can’t be counted, and the sand of the sea can’t be measured; so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant and the Levites who minister to me.’”

Jeremiah 33:23 Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, saying,

Jeremiah 33:24 “Don’t consider what this people has spoken, saying, ‘Has Yahweh cast off the two families which he chose?’ Thus they despise my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.”

Jeremiah 33:25 Yahweh says: “If my covenant of day and night fails, if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yahweh", "word", "came", "jeremiah", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yahweh" and "word", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "As the army of the sky can..." into verse 24's "Don t consider what this people has...", so "yahweh" and "word" 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 "yahweh" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.