Behold, the days come, saith the Lord... — The words are manifestly a conscious reproduction of Jeremiah 23:5. In “I have promised” we may indeed trace a distinct reference to that passage. Once more “the Branch of righteousness” (Isaiah 4:2; Isaiah 11:1) — the coming heir of the throne of David, the true King who is to execute judgment — is put forward, as seen in the vision of the prophet’s hopes.

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