Jeremiah 33:8

And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God addresses Jeremiah concerning the future restoration of Judah and Israel after their exile. The declaration follows the promise to rebuild the cities and immediately precedes the assurance that the renewed Jerusalem will bring renown to the surrounding nations.

The words — The Hebrew טִהַרְתִּי/ם (tiḥartî/m) literally means "I will cleanse them," paired with סָלַחְתִּי (sālaḥtî), meaning "I will forgive." These terms establish the sequence of divine action: removal of iniquity followed by pardon of rebellion.

The thread — This pattern of cleansing and forgiveness runs through Ezekiel 36:25, Zechariah 13:1, and Micah 7:18, where God similarly pledges to wash away impurity, open a fountain for sin, and pardon the remnant of His inheritance.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize that restoration is initiated solely by divine action rather than human effort. It demands acceptance that rebellion is met with pardon only when God personally removes the iniquity and forgives the sin.

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The Hebrew words

וְטִ֣הַרְתִּ֔יםve./Ti.har.Ti/mand/ I will cleanse/ them מִכָּל־mi./kolfrom/ all עֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.Na/miniquity/ their אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich חָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-they have sinnedלִ֑יL/ito <the>/ meוְסָלַחְתִּ֗יve./sa.lach.Tiand/ I will forgive לְכָלle./khol-<to>/ all עֲוֹנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙a.vo.no.tei./Heminiquities/ their אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich חָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-they have sinnedלִ֔יL/ito <the>/ meוַאֲשֶׁ֖רva./'a.Sherand/ which פָּ֥שְׁעוּPa.she.'uthey have rebelledבִֽי׃V/iagainst <the>/ me

King James Version

And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.

Cross-references

Zechariah 13:1 “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
Micah 7:18 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
Ezekiel 36:25 I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
Psalms 51:2 Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
Jeremiah 31:34 No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
Revelation 1:5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
Ezekiel 36:33 This is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be resettled and the ruins to be rebuilt.
Psalms 65:3 When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.
Isaiah 44:22 I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
Jeremiah 50:20 In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.