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Chapter 33 · Douay–Rheims / Challoner

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Chapter XXXIII · Location 33 of 52

Chapter 33 · Open to read

From Jeremias · Douay–Rheims / Challoner (1749–1752)

What does Jeremias Chapter 33 say, and which statements belong to its speaker?

Atlas of Saints · Chapter summary

The second prison word announces healing, pardon and nations’ response. Returning voices and numbered flocks precede David’s bud. Day-night comparisons retain separate Christian interpretations.

Chapter breakdown

Jeremias 33 receives a second word while still in the prison court. The Lord who does, forms and prepares invites crying for great and sure unknown things. Destroyed city and royal houses, bulwarks, sword and bodies of Chaldean fighters are addressed without an invented defensive-demolition mechanism. Closing wounds, health and cure accompany prayer of peace and truth; the edition explains requested peace and welfare. Restored captivity, building, cleansed iniquity and pardon bring name, joy, praise and gladness before nations who fear and are troubled by good and peace.

Desolate Juda and Jerusalem's surroundings again hear joy, bridal voices, enduring-mercy praise and vows brought to the house. Shepherd dwellings and resting flocks return to mountains, plains, south, Benjamin, Jerusalem and Juda, passing beneath a numbering hand. Good word to Israel and Juda is performed; David's bud of justice acts in judgment and justice. Juda is saved and Jerusalem secure, with the stated name called him, the Lord our just one.

David's throne and priests' and Levites' offerings do not lack a man. The edition separately interprets Christ's church kingdom and Christian priesthood, especially altar sacrifice, through earlier offerings. Day-night covenant comparisons and unnumbered stars and sand accompany multiplied seed. People's claim that two families are cast off receives a reply invoking cosmic law, Jacob and David, rulers for Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, returned captivity and mercy. The edition identifies two families as kings and priests. These attributed explanations are not expanded into an unqualified universal mechanism.

The story inside

Opening: The second prison word announces healing, pardon and nations’ response. Development: Returning voices and numbered flocks precede David’s bud. Conclusion: Day-night comparisons retain separate Christian interpretations.

Lessons worth keeping

  1. 1
    The second prison word announces healing, pardon and nations’ response.
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    Returning voices and numbered flocks precede David’s bud.
  3. 3
    Day-night comparisons retain separate Christian interpretations.

Test your recall

Which images and requests does the speaker use, and what does the chapter leave unresolved?

Source edition and notes

Douay–Rheims, revised by Richard Challoner (1749–1752). Project Gutenberg no. 1581. Locators refer to lines in the admitted pg1581.txt edition. Source notes may include Challoner commentary.

  1. Lines 87540–87541

    33:3. Cry to me and I will hear thee: and I will shew thee great things, and sure things which thou knowest not.
  2. Lines 87597–87599

    33:15. In those days, and at that time, I will make the bud of justice to spring forth unto David, and he shall do judgment and justice in the earth.

Location: chapter 33 of 52 · 63%

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