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Jeremiah 33:14-16

The Righteous Branch

Tree of Jesse, Jan Stumme
Tree of Jesse, Jan Stumme, 1499National Museum, Warsaw
Jesse lies asleep in a red cloak while a great tree grows from him, its branches holding the kings of David’s line up to the Virgin and Child at the top.In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.Jan StummeA late Gothic painter working in Silesia and Poland around 1500.National Museum, WarsawThe National Museum in Warsaw, the largest art museum in Poland.National Museum, Warsaw

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“In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.” (Jeremiah 33:15)

God promises that despite the coming judgment on Jerusalem, he will keep his covenant with David by raising up a righteous branch who brings justice. The oracle assures the exiled people that God's word of restoration will surely be fulfilled.

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