Jer 23:5, 33:14-15 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 5. I will raise unto David a righteous Branch ] As there has been no age , from the Babylonish captivity to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, in which such a state of prosperity existed, and no king or governor who could answer at all to the character here given, the passage has been understood to refer to our blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, who was a branch out of the stem of Jesse ; a righteous king ; by the power of his Spirit and influence of his religion reigning, prospering , and executing judgment and justice in the earth .

‏ Jeremiah 23:5

Verse 5. I will raise unto David a righteous Branch] As there has been no age, from the Babylonish captivity to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, in which such a state of prosperity existed, and no king or governor who could answer at all to the character here given, the passage has been understood to refer to our blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, who was a branch out of the stem of Jesse; a righteous king; by the power of his Spirit and influence of his religion reigning, prospering, and executing judgment and justice in the earth.

‏ Jeremiah 33:14-15

Verse 14. Behold the days come] See Jer 52:5; 31:31.

That good thing which I have promised] By my prophets: for those who have predicted the captivity have also foretold its conclusion, though not in such express terms as Jeremiah did. See Ho 1:10, &c.; Ho 2:15, &c.; Ho 6:11, &c.; Am 9:14, &c., and Jer 3:12, &c. The end of the captivity has been foretold by Micah, Mic 7:9, &c.; Zephaniah, Zep 3:10, &c.; and by Jeremiah, Jer 16:15; 23:3; 29:10; 32:37. The Targum explains verses 14, 15, and 16 of the Messiah.