Chapter commentary
Jeremiah Chapter 33
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Jer 33:1-26.
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Jer 33:1-26.
PROPHECY OF THE RESTORATION FROM BABYLON, AND OF MESSIAH AS KING AND PRIEST.
1. shut up--
(Jer 32:2, 3; 2Ti 2:9).
Though Jeremiah was shut up in bondage, the word of God was "not bound."
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2. 造作的——更確切地說，「成就它的」，即耶利米即將預言的事——以色列的歸回，這被認為如今不可能的作為，卻是全能者所要成就的。
造作的——即耶路撒冷
（Jer 32:44）
〔CALVIN〕。更確切地說，「那造成」，即將祂的旨意塑造為可執行的適當形態
（Isa 37:26）。
耶和華……名——
（Ex 3:14, 15）。
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2. maker thereof--rather, "the doer of it," namely, that which Jeremiah is about to prophesy, the restoration of Israel, an act which is thought now impossible, but which the Almighty will effect.
formed it--namely, Jerusalem
(Jer 32:44)
[CALVIN]. Rather, "that formed," that is, moulds His purpose into due shape for execution
(Isa 37:26).
Lord . . . his name--
(Ex 3:14, 15).
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3. 求……我必應允——
（Jer 29:12； Ps 91:15）。
耶利米作為神百姓的代表，被神勸勉去為神已定意賜下的事——即歸回——禱告。神的應許不是要減弱，而是要激發祂百姓的禱告
（Ps 132:13, 17； Isa 62:6, 7）。
大事——《希伯來文》作「不能進入之事」，即難以置信、對人的理解而言困難的事〔MAURER〕，即猶太人的歸回——一件令人絕望的事。「隱藏的」或「深奧的」〔PISCATOR〕。
你不知道的——然而神已將這些事啟示給耶利米，但百姓因棄絕神恩典的不信，使耶利米忘了神的應許，彷彿百姓的景況已無可救藥。
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3. Call . . . I will answer--
(Jer 29:12; Ps 91:15).
Jeremiah, as the representative of the people of God, is urged by God to pray for that which God has determined to grant; namely, the restoration. God's promises are not to slacken, but to quicken the prayers of His people
(Ps 132:13, 17; Isa 62:6, 7).
mighty things--Hebrew, "inaccessible things," that is, incredible, hard to man's understanding [MAURER], namely, the restoration of the Jews, an event despaired of. "Hidden," or "recondite" [PISCATOR].
thou knowest not--Yet God had revealed those things to Jeremiah, but the unbelief of the people in rejecting the grace of God had caused him to forget God's promise, as though the case of the people admitted of no remedy.
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4. 房屋……被攻城的土壘拆毀——即被圍攻者壘上投擲的飛石所毀
(耶 32:24)；
「用刀劍」隨後接得恰當，因為飛石開路之後，仇敵隨即「用刀劍」近身交鋒。
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4. houses . . . thrown down by the mounts--namely, by the missiles cast from the besiegers' mounds
(Jer 32:24);
"and by the sword" follows properly, as, after missiles had prepared the way, the foe next advanced to close quarters "with the sword."
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5. 他們——指猶太人；「房屋」
(耶 33:4)
的守衛者，「出來與迦勒底人交戰」——迦勒底人從「拆毀的房屋」中衝入城內——但他們所產生的全部效果，「不過是使他們（房屋）充滿」自己的「死屍」。
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5. They--the Jews; the defenders of the "houses"
(Jer 33:4),
"come forward to fight with the Chaldeans," who burst into the city through the "thrown-down houses," but all the effect that they produce "is, to fill them (the houses) with" their own "dead bodies."
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6.
(Jer 30:17)。
這是對耶利米哀傷之問
(Jer 8:22)
的回答。
醫治——字面指包紮傷口所用的長麻布帶。
誠實——即穩定不變；我必為他們帶來豐盛而持久的平安，即興盛。
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(Jer 30:17).
The answer to Jeremiah's mournful question
(Jer 8:22).
cure--literally, the long linen bandage employed in dressing wounds.
truth--that is, stability; I will bring forth for them abundant and permanent peace, that is, prosperity.
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7. 使……歸回——即翻轉
(Jer 33:11； Jer 32:44)。
此處同時指明「猶大」和「以色列」，只能完全適用於將來的復興。
如起初——
(Isa 1:26)。
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7. cause . . . to return--that is, reverse
(Jer 33:11; Jer 32:44).
The specification, both of "Judah" and "Israel," can only apply fully to the future restoration.
as at the first--
(Isa 1:26).
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8. 潔淨——
(Eze 36:25； Zec 13:1； Heb 9:13, 14)。
暗指律法上的潔淨之禮。
他們的一切罪孽……他們的一切罪——既指內在罪的原則，也指其在外在行為上的表現。重複是為使猶大人思想神的恩典何等大——不僅赦免（關乎刑罰），更潔淨他們（關乎罪污）；不僅是一樣罪，更是一切
(Mic 7:18)。
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8. cleanse--
(Eze 36:25; Zec 13:1; Heb 9:13, 14).
Alluding to the legal rites of purification.
all their iniquity . . . all their iniquities--both the principle of sin within, and its outward manifestations in acts. The repetition is in order that the Jews may consider how great is the grace of God in not merely pardoning (as to the punishment), but also cleansing them (as to the pollution of guilt); not merely one iniquity, but all
(Mic 7:18).
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9. 它——即那城。
有名聲……可讚美——（Jer 13:11；Isa 62:7）。
他們——耶路撒冷的居民。
他們必因……一切的福樂而懼怕——（Ps 130:4）。外邦人必因神為猶太人所彰顯之大能的明證而被引導去「懼怕」神；他們中間不敬虔的人必因怕神的審判臨到而「戰兢」；悔改的人必存敬畏之心而歸向祂（Ps 102:15；Isa 60:3）。
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9. it--the city.
a name . . . a praise--
(Jer 13:11; Isa 62:7).
them--the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
they shall fear . . . for all the goodness--
(Ps 130:4).
The Gentiles shall be led to "fear" God by the proofs of His power displayed in behalf of the Jews; the ungodly among them shall "tremble" for fear of God's judgments on them; the penitent shall reverentially fear and be converted to Him
(Ps 102:15; Isa 60:3).
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10. 你們說……荒涼——（Jer 32:43）。
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10. ye say . . . desolate--
(Jer 32:43).
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11.（Jer 7:34；16:9）。
你們要稱謝耶和華等——即 Ps 136:1 的話，猶太人在歸回之時實際使用的（Ezr 3:11）。
獻感謝祭——（Ps 107:22；116:17）。當一切其他祭物終止之時，這祭仍要繼續。
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11.
(Jer 7:34; 16:9).
Praise the Lord, &c.--the words of
Ps 136:1,
which were actually used by the Jews at their restoration
(Ezr 3:11).
sacrifice of praise--
(Ps 107:22; 116:17).
This shall continue when all other sacrifices shall be at an end.
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12. 牧人……羊群住宿之處——與
Jer 33:10
的「無人……居住……無牲畜」相對
(Jer 32:43；
比較
Jer 31:24；50:19； Isa 65:10)。
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12. habitation of shepherds . . . flocks--in contrast to
Jer 33:10,
"without man . . . inhabitant . . . without beast"
(Jer 32:43;
compare
Jer 31:24; 50:19; Isa 65:10).
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13. 在……牧人的手下過……被數的——牧人在放出與收回羊群到羊欄時，以杖擊打每一隻經過的羊來數算牠們，暗示牧人慬慎的照料，使一隻也不失落
(Le 27:32； Mic 7:14；
比較
Joh 10:28, 29；17:12)。
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13. pass . . . under . . . hands of him that telleth them--Shepherds, in sending forth and bringing back their sheep to the folds, count them by striking each as it passes with a rod, implying the shepherd's provident care that not one should be lost
(Le 27:32; Mic 7:14;
compare
Joh 10:28, 29; 17:12).
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14. 成就——「我必使之興起」；神的應許有一段時間似乎「躺臥」無用、胎死腹中〔CALVIN〕。
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14. perform--"I will make to rise"; God's promise having for a time seemed to "lie" dead and abortive [CALVIN].
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15. 重複自
Jer 23:5。
那地——即聖地：以色列和猶大
(Jer 23:6)。
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15. Repeated from
Jer 23:5.
the land--the Holy Land: Israel and Judah
(Jer 23:6).
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16. 耶路撒冷——在
Jer 23:6
中，此處作「以色列」。希伯來文中的「名」要從那段經文補上；而那裏的前述詞（
Isa 49:3)是「他」（彌賽亞，預表性的「以色列」），此處卻是「她」，即耶路撒冷。她被稱為與彌賽亞相同的名字，「耶和華我們的義」，是因她（作為屬靈教會字面的代表）與她的主和丈夫之間奧祕的合一。因此，凡屬於元首的，也屬於肢體
(Eph 5:30, 32)。
所以教會被稱為「基督」
(Ro 16:7； 1Co 12:12)。
教會以此宣稱她一切的義都從基督而來
(Isa 45:24, 25)。
正是為了耶路撒冷（字面的和屬靈的），父神才將這名（Jehovah, Tsidkenu，「耶和華我們的義」）賜給基督。
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16. Jerusalem--In
Jer 23:6,
instead of this, it is "Israel." "The name" in the Hebrew has here to be supplied from that passage; and for "he" (Messiah, the antitypical "Israel"), the antecedent there
(Isa 49:3),
we have "she" here, that is, Jerusalem. She is called by the same name as Messiah, "The Lord Our Righteousness," by virtue of the mystical oneness between her (as the literal representative of the spiritual Church) and her Lord and Husband. Thus, whatever belongs to the Head belongs also to the members
(Eph 5:30, 32).
Hence, the Church is called "Christ"
(Ro 16:7; 1Co 12:12).
The Church hereby professes to draw all her righteousness from Christ
(Isa 45:24, 25).
It is for the sake of Jerusalem, literal and spiritual, that God the Father gives this name (Jehovah, Tsidkenu, "The Lord our Righteousness") to Christ.
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17. 大衛寶座永遠長存的應許，成就在大衛的子孫彌賽亞身上
(2Sa 7:16; 1Ki 2:4; Ps 89:4, 29, 36；
參
Lu 1:32, 33)。
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17. The promises of perpetuity of the throne of David fulfilled in Messiah, the son of David
(2Sa 7:16; 1Ki 2:4; Ps 89:4, 29, 36;
compare
Lu 1:32, 33).
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18. 彌賽亞字面的祭司職任
(Heb 7:17, 21, 24-28)，
以及祂的跟隨者屬靈的祭司職任和祭物
(Jer 33:11; Ro 12:1; 15:16; 1Pe 2:5, 9; Re 1:6)，
必永不斷絕，正如與利未所立的約——這約被祭司們破壞了，卻由彌賽亞成全
(Nu 25:12, 13; Mal 2:4, 5, 8)。
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18. Messiah's literal priesthood
(Heb 7:17, 21, 24-28),
and His followers' spiritual priesthood and sacrifices
(Jer 33:11; Ro 12:1; 15:16; 1Pe 2:5, 9; Re 1:6),
shall never cease, according to the covenant with Levi, broken by the priests, but fulfilled by Messiah
(Nu 25:12, 13; Mal 2:4, 5, 8).
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20. 白日的約——即與白日的約：與「與大衛的約」相對
（耶三十三21，
亦見耶三十三25「與白日」；參耶三十一35-36；利二十六42；詩八十九34、37）。
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20. covenant of the day--that is, covenant with the day: answering to "covenant with David"
(Jer 33:21,
also
Jer 33:25,
"with day"; compare
Jer 31:35, 36; Le 26:42; Ps 89:34, 37).
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22.
（創十五5，二十二17）。
那裡所應許的福是屬於眾支派的；此處則限於大衛家和利未支派，因為全民的福祉繫於這二者。當國度與祭司職任在彌賽亞身上一同興盛時，全國必在屬世和屬靈上都興盛。
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22.
(Ge 15:5; 22:17).
The blessing there promised belonged to all the tribes; here it is restricted to the family of David and the tribe of Levi, because it was on these that the welfare of the whole people rested. When the kingdom and priesthood flourish in the person of Messiah, the whole nation shall temporally and spiritually prosper.
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24. 這百姓——指某些猶大人，特別是那些在護衛兵院中與耶利米說話的人
(Jer 32:12；38:1)。
兩個家——猶大和以色列。
在他們眼中——照他們的判斷。他們以為我已經全然棄絕了以色列，使牠不再成國。「我的百姓」這話本身，就表明神並沒有永遠棄絕以色列。
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24. this people--certain of the Jews, especially those who spoke with Jeremiah in the court of the prison
(Jer 32:12; 38:1).
the two families--Judah and Israel.
before them--in their judgment. They suppose that I have utterly cast off Israel so as to he no more a nation. The expression, "My people," of itself, shows God has not cast off Israel for ever.
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25.
（耶三十一35-36；創八22；詩七十四16-17）。
我這設立自然律法的，也就是與教會立約的同一位神。
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25.
(Jer 31:35, 36; Ge 8:22; Ps 74:16, 17).
I who have established the laws of nature am the same God who has made a covenant with the Church.
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26. 以撒——
（詩一零五9；摩七9、16）。
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26. Isaac--
(Ps 105:9; Am 7:9, 16).
Jer 33:1-26.
從巴比倫歸回的預言，以及彌賽亞作王作祭司的預言
1. 囚禁——
（Jer 32:2, 3； 2Ti 2:9）。
耶利米雖被囚禁，神的話卻「不被捆綁」。