Jeremiah 33:4 (YLT)

Passage

For thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, that are broken down for the mounts, and for the tool;

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 33:2 Thus said Jehovah its maker, Jehovah its former, at establishing it, Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> His name:

Jeremiah 33:3 Call unto Me, and I do answer thee, yea, I declare to thee great and fenced things--thou hast not known them.

Jeremiah 33:4 For thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, that are broken down for the mounts, and for the tool;

Jeremiah 33:5 they are coming in to fight with the Chaldeans, and to fill them with the carcases of men, whom I have smitten in Mine anger, and in My fury, and <FI>for<Fi> whom I have hidden My face from this city, because of all their evil:

Jeremiah 33:6 Lo, I am increasing to it health and cure, And have healed them, and revealed to them The abundance of peace and truth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "said", "jehovah", "israel", "concerning", "houses", and "city". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thus" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Call unto Me and I do answer..." into verse 5's "they are coming in to fight with...", so "thus" and "said" 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 "thus" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.