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I will place new leaders over my people, who will take care of them. And my people will not be afraid or terrified again, and none of them will be lost,” says the Lord.

The Good Branch Will Come

“The days are coming,” says the Lord,
    “when I will raise up a good branch in David’s family.
He will be a king who will rule in a wise way;
    he will do what is fair and right in the land.
In his time Judah will be saved,
    and Israel will live in safety.
This will be his name:
    The Lord Does What Is Right.

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I will place shepherds(A) over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid(B) or terrified, nor will any be missing,(C)” declares the Lord.

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will raise up for David[a] a righteous Branch,(D)
a King(E) who will reign(F) wisely
    and do what is just and right(G) in the land.
In his days Judah will be saved
    and Israel will live in safety.(H)
This is the name(I) by which he will be called:
    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line