Jeremiah 33:24

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.

The two

Jeremiah 33:21

Psalm 94:14

Romans 11:1

Thus

General references

Psalm 44:9

Lamentations 3:31

Luke 1:54

Bible References

The two

Then may my covenant also be broken, which I made with David my servant, and so he not to have a son to reign in his Throne. So shall also the priests and Levites never fail, but serve me.

For the LORD will not fail his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For even I verily am an Israelite of the seed of Abraham, and of the tribe of Benjamin;

Thus

and said before his brethren and the soldiers of Samaria, "What do these impotent Jews? Shall they be thus suffered? Shall they offer? Shall they perform it in one day? Shall they make the stones whole again that are brought to dust, and burnt?"

and thought it too little to lay hands only on Mordecai: for they had showed him the nation of Mordecai. Wherefore, he sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole empire of Ahasuerus and were of the nation of Mordecai.

Thou makest us to be rebuked of our neighbours, to be laughed to scorn and had in derision of them that are round about us.

saying, "God hath forsaken him. Persecute him, and take him, for there is none to help him."

"Come," say they, "let us root them out, that they be no more a people, and that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance."

Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we are utterly despised.

{Samekh} All they that go by thee clap their hands at thee - hissing and wagging their heads upon the daughter Jerusalem - and say, "Is this the city that men call so fair, wherein the whole land rejoiceth?"

{Samekh} But they cried unto every man, "Flee the staining! Away, get you hence, touch it not! Yea," say they, "ye must be burnt: ye must dwell among the Gentiles, and bide no longer here."

and say unto the Ammonites, 'Hear the word of the LORD God. Thus sayeth the LORD God: Forsomuch as thou speakest over my Sanctuary, 'Aha,' I trow it be now suspended; and over the land of Israel, I trow it be now desolate; yea, and over the house of Judah, I trow they be now led away prisoners.

"Thou son of man, because that Tyre hath spoken upon Jerusalem, 'Aha, now I trow the ports of the people be broken, and she turned unto me, for I have destroyed my belly full.'

"'And because thou hast said, 'What, both these nations and both these lands must be mine, and I will have them in possession,' whereas the LORD was there:

Thus sayeth the LORD God: Because your enemy hath said upon you, 'Aha, the high everlasting places are now become ours':

General references

But now thou art far off, and puttest us to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.

{Khaf} For the LORD will not forsake forever.

He remembereth mercy: and helpeth his servant Israel.