Created Thursday 14 November 2013
Jer.23:3-8
"3 En Ek self sal die oorblyfsel van my skape versamel uit al die lande waarheen Ek hulle verdryf het; en Ek sal hulle terugbring na hulle weiveld, en hulle sal vrugbaar wees en vermenigvuldig. 4 En Ek sal herders oor hulle verwek wat hulle sal oppas; en hulle sal nie meer bevrees of verskrik wees of vermis word nie, spreek die HERE. 5 Kyk, daar kom dae, spreek die HERE, dat Ek vir Dawid 'n regverdige Spruit sal verwek, en as Koning sal Hy regeer en verstandig handel en reg en geregtigheid doen in die land. 6 In sy dae sal Juda verlos word en Israel veilig woon; en dit is sy naam waarmee Hy genoem sal word: DIE HERE ONS GEREGTIGHEID. 7 Daarom kyk, daar kom dae, spreek die HERE, dat hulle nie meer sal sê: So waar as die HERE leef wat die kinders van Israel uit Egipteland laat optrek het nie, 8 maar: So waar as die HERE leef wat die geslag van die huis van Israel laat optrek en laat kom het uit die Noordland en uit al die lande waarheen Ek hulle verdryf het. En hulle sal woon in hulle land."
"Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, declares the Lord.
For Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for 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 will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’
Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when they shall no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,’ but ‘As the Lord lives who brought up and led the offspring of the house of Israel out of the north country and out of all the countries where he had driven them.’ Then they shall dwell in their own land.”"