Jeremiah 33:7 (YLT)

Passage

And I have turned back the captivity of Judah, And the captivity of Israel, And I have built them as at the first,

Nearby Context

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.

Jeremiah 33:7 And I have turned back the captivity of Judah, And the captivity of Israel, And I have built them as at the first,

Jeremiah 33:8 And cleansed them from all their iniquity, That they have sinned against Me, And I have pardoned all their iniquities, That they have sinned against Me, And that they transgressed against Me.

Jeremiah 33:9 And it hath been to Me for a name of joy, For praise, and for beauty, to all nations of the earth, Who hear of all the good that I am doing them, And they have feared, And they have trembled for all the good, And for all the peace, that I am doing to it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "turned", "back", "captivity", "judah", "israel", "built", and "first". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "turned" and "back", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Lo I am increasing to it health..." into verse 8's "And cleansed them from all their iniquity...", so "turned" and "back" 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 "turned" and "back" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.