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In part two of his commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations, John Bracke provides a powerful interpretation of the prophet’s message to a nation refusing to repent and obey God and points beyond exile and suffering to God’s restoration of the people and renewal of the covenant.

However, in Jeremiah 23:5–8 there is a brief section indicating God’s promise to restore the Davidic monarchy. The present section of Jeremiah 33 should be read as an expansion of God’s promises to restore the Davidic monarchy first expressed in Jeremiah 23. Because these verses are not part of the Greek version of the book of Jeremiah, it is often suggested that they were a late addition to the book. Verses 14–15 repeat Jeremiah 23:5–6 with one change. In Jeremiah 23 the king will be called “The
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