Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
Even with the temporal kingship abolished, David' s mercies are still sure.
A righteous Branch - Or, sprout, germ (see Isaiah 4:2 note). The sprout is that in which the root springs up and grows, and which, if it be destroyed, makes the root perish also.
And a king shall reign ... - Rather, and he shall reign as king. David' s family is to be dethroned (temporally), that it may reign gloriously (spiritually). But compare Jeremiah 33:17, note; Jeremiah 33:25, note.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Jeremiah 23:5:
2 Samuel 7:13
2 Kings 24:17
Isaiah 4:2
Isaiah 11:1
Isaiah 11:1
Jeremiah 22:30
Jeremiah 30:9
Jeremiah 33:14
Hosea 3:5
Amos 4:2
Zechariah 3:8
Zechariah 9:9
Zechariah 11:7
Matthew 1:1
John 1:45
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