Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Judah . . . Israel . . . dwell safely—Compare Jeremiah 33:16, where "Jerusalem" is substituted for "Israel" here. Only Judah, and that only in part, has as yet returned. So far are the Jews from having enjoyed, as yet, the temporal blessings here foretold as the result of Messiah's reign, that their lot has been, for eighteen centuries, worse than ever before. The accomplishment must, therefore, be still future, when both Judah and Israel in their own land shall dwell safely under a Christocracy, far more privileged than even the old theocracy (Jeremiah 32:37; Deuteronomy 33:28; Isa. 54:1-17; 60:1-22; Isaiah 65:17-25; Zechariah 14:11).
shall be called, the Lord—that is, shall be (Isaiah 9:6) "Jehovah," God's incommunicable name. Though when applied to created things, it expresses only some peculiar connection they have with Jehovah (Genesis 22:14; Exodus 17:15), yet when applied to Messiah it must express His Godhead manifested in justifying power towards us (I Timothy 3:16).
our—marks His manhood, which is also implied in His being a Branch raised unto David, whence His human title, "Son of David" (compare Matthew 22:42-45).
Righteousness—marks His Godhead, for God alone can justify the ungodly (compare Romans 4:5; Isaiah 45:17, Isaiah 45:24-25).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 23:6:
Exodus 20:8
Isaiah 3:10
Isaiah 10:34
Isaiah 42:4
Isaiah 45:13
Isaiah 62:1
Jeremiah 21:14
Jeremiah 23:3-4
Jeremiah 30:10
Jeremiah 33:15
Jeremiah 33:16
Jeremiah 51:10
Ezekiel 20:11
Ezekiel 28:25-26
Ezekiel 34:28
Daniel 9:24
Hosea 2:18
Micah 5:11
Zechariah 9:9
Malachi 4:2
Matthew 5:6
Acts 7:52
1 Corinthians 1:30
2 Corinthians 5:21
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