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Jeremiah 3:17
At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah addresses a future restoration when the united house of Israel and Judah return from exile to the inherited land. The passage marks a moment when nations abandon the stubbornness of their evil hearts and converge on Jerusalem.
The words — The Hebrew כִסֵּא (kisse) translates to "throne," paired with יִקְרְאוּ (yikre'u) meaning "they will call," to declare Jerusalem the throne of Yahweh. The verb נִקְווּ (niqqu) denotes that all peoples will be collected or gathered to that city.
The thread — Ezekiel 43:7 identifies the temple site as the specific location of God's throne and the place where He will dwell. Jeremiah 17:12 describes the sanctuary as a glorious, exalted throne, while Micah 4:1 anticipates the mountain of the Lord's house being established as the chief gathering point for nations.
Why it lands — The text asserts that Jerusalem will replace the ark as the recognized center of worship and that global allegiance will shift from human stubbornness to divine honor. It requires the reader to accept a future reality where foreign nations actively gather to honor Yahweh's name without relying on physical relics.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 43:7 and He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel will never again defile My holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and by the funeral offerings for their kings at their deaths.
- Jeremiah 17:12 A glorious throne, exalted from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.
- Micah 4:1 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it.
- Zechariah 2:11 “On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.
- Jeremiah 11:8 Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.”
- Zechariah 8:20 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities—
- Isaiah 2:2 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
- Isaiah 49:18 Lift up your eyes and look around. They all gather together; they come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “you will wear them all as jewelry and put them on like a bride.
- Isaiah 56:6 And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—
- Isaiah 60:3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.