Jeremiah 33:6
Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
Original Language Analysis
מַעֲלֶה
Behold I will bring
H5927
מַעֲלֶה
Behold I will bring
Strong's:
H5927
Word #:
2 of 11
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
וּמַרְפֵּ֖א
and cure
H4832
וּמַרְפֵּ֖א
and cure
Strong's:
H4832
Word #:
5 of 11
properly, curative, i.e., literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity
וּרְפָאתִ֑ים
and I will cure
H7495
וּרְפָאתִ֑ים
and I will cure
Strong's:
H7495
Word #:
6 of 11
properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e., (figuratively) to cure
וְגִלֵּיתִ֣י
them and will reveal
H1540
וְגִלֵּיתִ֣י
them and will reveal
Strong's:
H1540
Word #:
7 of 11
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
Cross References
John 10:10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.Isaiah 30:26Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.Psalms 67:2That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.Hosea 6:1Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.Isaiah 66:12For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.Isaiah 58:8Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.Isaiah 54:13And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,Isaiah 2:4And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Historical Context
Written during the siege when Jerusalem's 'incurable wound' (famine, plague, warfare) seemed terminal, this promise defied visible circumstances. The dual restoration of 'peace and truth' addresses both external security and internal spiritual reality. The post-exilic return partially fulfilled this, but ultimate fulfillment awaits the New Covenant in Christ.
Questions for Reflection
- What 'incurable wounds' in your life need God's promised healing and restoration?
- How does the pairing of 'peace and truth' challenge superficial reconciliation that ignores righteousness?
- In what ways does Christ embody the 'abundance of peace and truth' promised here to Judah?
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Analysis & Commentary
Behold, I will bring it health and cure (הִנְנִי מַעֲלֶה־לָּהּ אֲרֻכָה וּמַרְפֵּא, hineni ma'aleh-lah arukah umarpe)—After describing devastating judgment, God pivots dramatically with 'Behold!' The medical language is striking: arukah (restoration of flesh, new tissue growth) and marpe (healing, cure). God promises to heal the incurable wounds of Judah (Jeremiah 30:12-17 uses the same root).
I will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth (וְגִלֵּיתִי לָהֶם עֲתֶרֶת שָׁלוֹם וֶאֱמֶת, vegilleti lahem ateret shalom ve'emet)—'Reveal' suggests unveiling what was hidden. Ateret means 'abundance, wealth, richness'—not mere peace but overflowing shalom (wholeness, well-being) and emet (faithfulness, truth). This anticipates Messiah, the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6), who embodies both grace and truth (John 1:14).