Jeremiah 33:24

“Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, etc.] The words are directed to the prophet by an interrogation, if he had not considered in his mind what he heard the people say; not the Chaldeans, with whom the prophet was not; but the unbelieving Jews, either the profane part of them, who had a wicked view in it, to accuse God, and discourage the godly; or the weaker sort of the good people, indulging unbelief and despondency: saying, the two families which the Lord had chosen, he hath even cast them off? the kingdom and the priesthood, as Jarchi; the family of David and the family of Aaron, as Kimchi and Ben Melech; the, one with respect to the kingdom, and the other with respect to…”

“this people--certain of the Jews, especially those who spoke with Jeremiah in the court of the prison (Jer 32:12; Jer 38:1). the two families--Judah and Israel. before them--in their judgment. They suppose that I have utterly cast off Israel so as to he no more a nation. The expression, "My people," of itself, shows God has not cast off Israel for ever.”

“Considerest thou not - literally, Hast thou not seen, i. e., noticed? This people - i. e., the Jews. Thus ... - Or, and “My people they have despised,” so that they are “no more a nation” in their sight. They say that God has rejected Judah as well as Israel: and thus they despise themselves in their relation to God as His covenant-people, by regarding their national existence as about immediately to cease forever. return to 'Top of Page'”

“The two families - The families of David and Aaron. Despised - Spoken scornfully of my people, as if they should never be a nation more, having rulers of themselves, and a ministry. Next: Jeremiah Chapter 34”

“The two: Jer 33:21, Jer 33:22; Psa 94:14; Rom 11:1-6 thus: Neh 4:2-4; Est 3:6-8; Psa 44:13, Psa 44:14, Psa 71:11, Psa 83:4, Psa 123:3, Psa 123:4; Lam 2:15, Lam 2:16; Lam 4:15; Eze 25:3, Eze 26:2, Eze 35:10-15, Eze 36:2 Jeremiah 33:25”