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An Intertextuality Pair — one connection between two passages, shown as linked verse cards: the Later text and the Earlier text it quotes, alludes to or echoes. The Significance essay explains why the link matters and where it points in Christ.

Reference Type— how explicit the link is: Quotation, Allusion, or Echo
Connection Method(s)— how it carries meaning: e.g. Typology, Promise-Fulfillment, Analogy, Longitudinal Theme
Found via— where the connection was identified, e.g. the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge or an Anchor-Text Network

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Intertextuality Pair

Jeremiah 23:5 → Isaiah 4:2

Allusion

Later text

Jeremiah 23:5BSB

Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

Earlier text

Isaiah 4:2BSB

On that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel's survivors.

Significance

Both texts use the title "Branch" (צֶמַח, tsemach) as a messianic designation. Isaiah 4:2 speaks of "the Branch of the LORD" (צֶמַח יְהוָה, tsemach YHWH) who will be "beautiful and glorious" for the survivors of Israel, while Jeremiah 23:5 promises God will raise up "a righteous Branch" (צֶמַח צַדִּיק, tsemach tsaddiq) for David who will reign as king and execute justice. Isaiah's usage emphasizes divine origin and glory, while Jeremiah specifies the Branch's Davidic lineage and royal function. Together they develop the Branch motif as a convergence of divine and Davidic identity — a ruler who is both "of the LORD" and "of David," combining heavenly origin with earthly kingship.

Found via: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment + Longitudinal Theme

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