Prophecy 22 of 30 · Divine Son
The LORD our righteousness
A righteous branch from David will reign, and his name will be "the LORD our righteousness" (YHWH Tzidkenu).
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Hebrew · Leningrad Codexעִבְרִית
5הִנֵּ֨ה יָמִ֤ים בָּאִים֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וַהֲקִמֹתִ֥י לְדָוִ֖ד צֶ֣מַח צַדִּ֑יק וּמָ֤לַךְ מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ וְהִשְׂכִּ֔יל וְעָשָׂ֛ה מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה בָּאָֽרֶץ׃hinne yamim ba'im ne'um-ADONAI vahakimoti ledavid tzemach tzaddik umalakh melekh vehiskil ve'asa mishpat utzedaka ba'aretz
6בְּיָמָיו֙ תִּוָּשַׁ֣ע יְהוּדָ֔ה וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יִשְׁכֹּ֣ן לָבֶ֑טַח וְזֶה־שְּׁמ֥וֹ אֲֽשֶׁר־יִקְרְא֖וֹ יְהוָ֥ה ׀ צִדְקֵֽנוּ׃beyamav tivvasha' yehuda veyisra'el yishkon lavetach veze-shemo asher-yikreo ADONAI tzidkenu
JPS 1917 · Jewish translation
5Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous shoot, and he shall reign as king and prosper, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name whereby he shall be called, the LORD is our righteousness.
World Messianic Bible
5“Behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch; and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will execute justice and righteousness in the land.“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch; and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will execute justice and righteousness in the land.
6In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely. This is his name by which he will be called: The LORD our righteousness.In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely. This is his name by which he will be called: Yahweh our righteousness.
Jeremiah 23:5-6. Transliteration simplified. Read the whole chapter
Fulfilment · New CovenantWMB
1 Corinthians 1:30 Because of him, you are in Messiah Yeshua, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,
Romans 3:21-22 But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the Torah and the Prophets; even the righteousness of God through faith in Yeshua the Messiah to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,
How rabbinic tradition reads it
The Talmud (Bava Batra 75b) says the Messiah is called by this name. Others read the name as describing God, not the king.
Why Messianic Jews read it as Yeshua
The king who reigns is given the divine name as his title. Paul says Yeshua became "our righteousness".
Look at the text for yourself
Read Jeremiah 23:5-6 slowly, in the Hebrew and the JPS translation above. Then ask the question the Ethiopian official asked: "Who is the prophet talking about?"
Sources
- Babylonian Talmud, Bava Batra 75b
- Eichah Rabbah 1:51
- Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain), via OpenScriptures. English: JPS 1917; World Messianic Bible (public domain).