en_tn_condensed/jer/23/05.md

# See

This word alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.

# I will raise up

This idiom means he will appoint a successor. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# a righteous branch

This future king descended from David is spoken of as if he were a branch grown on a tree. AT: "a righteous descendant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# a righteous branch

Some modern versions translate this as "a legitimate successor to the throne."

# cause justice and righteousness in the land

The abstract nouns "justice" and "righteousness" can be stated as actions. AT: "cause people to act justly and rightly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# in the land

Here "land" refers to the people who live in the land. AT: "for all the people in the nation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])