Jeremiah 23:5 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:5-6

The righteous Scion of David. What is general in Jeremiah 23:3 and Jeremiah 23:4 now becomes exceedingly definite. Attention is directed to one particular person in whom shall center all the blessings that can come through a king worthy of the name. The days are coming in which he will rule in the midst of a kingdom worthy of him. Jehovah sees these days coming as a watchman might observe people approaching in the far distance and moving steadily in the right direction. These days are... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 23:5

Even with the temporal kingship abolished, David’s mercies are still sure.A righteous Branch - Or, sprout, germ (see Isaiah 4:2 note). The sprout is that in which the root springs up and grows, and which, if it be destroyed, makes the root perish also.And a king shall reign ... - Rather, and he shall reign as king. David’s family is to be dethroned (temporally), that it may reign gloriously (spiritually). But compare Jeremiah 33:17, note; Jeremiah 33:25, note. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 23:5-6

Jeremiah 23:5-6. I will raise unto David a righteous branch The house of David seemed to be quite sunk and ruined by the threatening pronounced against Jeconiah, (Jeremiah 22:30,) that none of his seed should ever sit upon the throne of David: but here we have a promise which effectually secures the honour of the covenant made with David, notwithstanding that threatening; for by it his house will be raised out of its ruins to a greater lustre than ever, and shine brighter than it did even... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:1-8

Return from captivity (23:1-8)Judah’s political leaders are likened to shepherds over a flock, but instead of caring for the sheep they have exploited them. They are the ones chiefly responsible for driving God’s flock into captivity, and therefore God will punish them (23:1-2). Even in a foreign country, however, the flock still belongs to God. He does not forget his people, but will bring them back to their homeland and give them good leaders (3-4).As a new branch shoots from the stump of a... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 23:5

Branch = Sprout from the root, not from a branch. Compare Isaiah 11:1 ; Isaiah 53:2 . Here, Hebrew. zemach. The name of the brightest star in the Zodiac sign "Virgo". See App-12 . See notes on the Structure of the Four Gospels. Compare Jeremiah 33:15 . King. See the Structure of the Gospels. Matthew. Compare Isaiah 9:6 , Isaiah 9:7 . Zechariah 6:12 , Zechariah 6:13 .Psalms 72:2 .Luke 1:32 . judgment and justice. See note on Jeremiah 22:3 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:5

PROPHECY OF THE RIGHTEOUS BRANCH"Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king, and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name whereby he shall be called: Jehovah our Righteousness. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that they shall no more say, As Jehovah liveth, who brought up the children of Israel... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 23:5

Jeremiah 23:5. Behold, the days come, &c.— After having foretold the return of the Jews from captivity, the prophet here delivers a lively prediction of the Messiah, of whom the Jews themselves interpret this passage. After the captivity, when the kingdom of David failed, Zechariah (Zechariah 3:8.) taught them to look for the appearance of God's servant, the Branch. In virtue of these promises, the people still expected the coming of the Messiah, till Zechariah, the father of John the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 23:5

5. As Messianic prophecy extended over many years in which many political changes took place in harmony with these, it displayed its riches by a variety more effective than if it had been manifested all at once. As the moral condition of the Jews required in each instance, so Messiah was exhibited in a corresponding phase, thus becoming more and more the soul of the nation's life: so that He is represented as the antitypical Israel (Isaiah 49:3). unto David—HENGSTENBERG observes that Isaiah... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 23:1-8

Promises about the future of the Davidic line and the people 23:1-8"After the oracles against wicked kings, there is a promise of a righteous one, the Shoot of David." [Note: Graybill, p. 673.] Jeremiah just announced that none of Coniah’s descendants would ever rule as kings. Now he went on to clarify that a Davidic King would rule in the future. God was not cutting off the Davidic line (cf. 2 Samuel 7:14). This section consists of three separate, though related, prophecies (Jeremiah 23:1-8). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 23:5

"Behold, the days are coming," introduces a message of hope for the future 16 times in Jeremiah. [Note: Harrison, Jeremiah and . . ., p. 119.] Yahweh also promised to raise up another Davidic King in the future (cf. Psalms 2; Psalms 44; Psalms 72; Psalms 89-110). He would be as a branch or sprout (Heb. semah) that springs up from an apparently dead stump, namely, the Davidic line of kings (cf. Jeremiah 33:15; 2 Samuel 23:5; Psalms 132:17; Isaiah 4:2; Isaiah 11:1; Zechariah 3:8; Zechariah 6:12).... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:5-6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 23:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 23:5-6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:1-8

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 23:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 23:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 23:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 23:1-8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 23:5

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