11 translations · Hebrew
Jeremiah 23:5
“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Jeremiah 23:5 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
- KJV King James Version
- Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- “Behold, days are coming,” || A declaration of YHWH, || “And I have raised a righteous shoot to David, || And a king has reigned and acted wisely, || And done judgment and righteousness in the earth.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Look, the time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will choose a descendant of David who does what is right. As king he will rule with wisdom and do what is just and right throughout the country.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Lo, days are coming — an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have raised to David a righteous shoot, And a king hath reigned and acted wisely, And done judgment and righteousness in the earth.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, when I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, who shall reign as king, and act wisely, and shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice upon the earth.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “Behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch; and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will raise up to David a just branch: and a king shall reign, and shall be wise, and shall execute judgement and justice in the earth.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| הִנֵּ֨ה | hin·nêh | Behold | H2009 הִנֵּה behold |
| יָמִ֤ים | yā·mîm | the days | H3117 יוֹם day |
| בָּאִים֙ | bā·’îm | are coming | H935 בּוֹא to come (in): come |
| נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | declares | H5002 נְאֻם utterance |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| וַהֲקִמֹתִ֥י | wa·hă·qi·mō·ṯî | when I will raise up | H6965 קָמָי (Leb)-kamai |
| לְדָוִ֖ד | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | for David | H1732 דָּוִד David |
| צֶ֣מַח | ṣe·maḥ | Branch | H6780 צֶ֫מַח branch |
| צַדִּ֑יק | ṣad·dîq | a righteous | H6662 צַדִּיק righteous |
| וּמָ֤לַךְ | ū·mā·laḵ | and He will reign | H4427 מָלַךְ to reign |
| מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ | me·leḵ | as King | H4428 מֶ֫לֶךְ king |
| וְהִשְׂכִּ֔יל | wə·hiś·kîl | wisely | H7919 שָׂכַל be prudent |
| וְעָשָׂ֛ה | wə·‘ā·śāh | and will administer | H6213 עָשָׂה to make: do |
| מִשְׁפָּ֥ט | miš·pāṭ | justice | H4941 מִשְׁפָּט justice: judgement |
| וּצְדָקָ֖ה | ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh | and righteousness | H6666 צְדָקָה righteousness |
| בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ | bā·’ā·reṣ | in the land | H776 אֶ֫רֶץ land: country/planet |
Related verses
- Isaiah 4:2
In that day, Yahweh’s branch will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the beauty and glory of the survivors of Israel.
- Luke 1:32–33
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.”
- Isaiah 52:13
Behold, my servant will deal wisely. He will be exalted and lifted up, and will be very high.
- Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.
- Zechariah 6:12–13
and speak to him, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies says, “Behold, the man whose name is the Branch: and he shall grow up out of his place; and he shall build Yahweh’s temple; even he shall build Yahweh’s temple; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule on his throne; and he shall be a priest on his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
- Zechariah 3:8
Hear now, Joshua the high priest, you and your fellows who sit before you; for they are men who are a sign: for, behold, I will bring out my servant, the Branch.
- Isaiah 11:1–5
A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit. Yahweh’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh. His delight will be in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears; …
- Isaiah 32:1–2
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice. A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land.
- Isaiah 53:2
For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no good looks or majesty. When we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
- Jeremiah 31:31–38
“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which covenant of mine they broke, although I was a husband to them,” says Yahweh. “But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says Yahweh: I will put my law in their inward parts, and I will write it in their heart. I will be their God, and they shall be my people. …
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
3 “I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they will be fruitful and multiply.
4 I will set up shepherds over them, who will feed them. They will no longer be afraid or dismayed, neither will any be lacking,” says Yahweh.
5 “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
6 In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely. This is his name by which he will be called: Yahweh our righteousness.
7 “Therefore behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that they will no more say, ‘As Yahweh lives, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;’
Read all of Jeremiah 23 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
Open Jeremiah 23:5 in the study app to take notes, make a review card or map the passage; it requires an account.