Jeremiah 33:16 (YLT)

Passage

In those days is Judah saved, And Jerusalem doth dwell confidently, And this <FI>is<Fi> he whom Jehovah proclaimeth to her: `Our Righteousness.'

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 33:14 Lo, days are coming, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have established the good word That I spake unto the house of Israel, And concerning the house of Judah.

Jeremiah 33:15 In those days, and at that time, I cause to shoot up to David a shoot of righteousness, And he hath done judgment and righteousness in the earth.

Jeremiah 33:16 In those days is Judah saved, And Jerusalem doth dwell confidently, And this <FI>is<Fi> he whom Jehovah proclaimeth to her: `Our Righteousness.'

Jeremiah 33:17 For thus said Jehovah: `Not cut off to David is one sitting on the throne of the house of Israel,

Jeremiah 33:18 And to the priests--the Levites, Not cut off from before Me is one, Causing a burnt-offering to ascend, And perfuming a present, and making sacrifice--all the days.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "days", "judah", "jerusalem", "doth", "dwell", "confidently", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "days", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "In those days and at that time..." into verse 17's "For thus said Jehovah Not cut off...", so "saved" and "days" 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 "saved" and "days" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.