Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 23:6

6 In his dayes Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely : and this is his name whereby he shall be called THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS .

During the Reign & Kingdom of the Messias (whose Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom) the people of God Typified by Iudah and Israel, the true Israel of God, those that are Jews indeed, shall be saved with a spiritual Salvation, for he was therefore called Iesus because he was to save his people from their sins, Matth. 1.21. and God will be a special protection to them.

The name wherewith this branch shall be called, shall be The Lord our Righteousness. Some have applied this to the people as if the people should be so called, or should say the Lord hath dealt graciously with us: or in the Lord we have Righteousness. But this will appear but the new invention of some who either cannot, or will not understand, how Christ should be his peoples Righteousness, to those who consider, that it is the branch which was before spoken of, and that the word people is not to be found going before, there is indeed a mention of Judah and Israel, but surely they were not to be other mens Righteousness, and if that had been the Prophets meaning he would not have said the Lord Our, but the Lord Their Righteousness. Nor is this the only place where Christ is called Our Righteousness, 1 Cor. 1.30. This place is an eminent proof of the Godhead of Christ, he is here called Jehovah, and what is proper to God alone, viz. to justifie is here applyed to Christ. The Prophet saith Christ shall be so called, that is by his people, who should believe in him and trust in him alone for that Righteousness, wherein they should at the last day stand before God, thus he was to bring in Everlasting Righteousness, Dan. 9.24. He who knew no sin was m[illegible: 1 letter]de sin (that is a Sacrifice for sin) for us, that we might be made, the Righteousness of God in him.

Marginal references: Deut. 33.28.; Deut. 33.28.; chap. 33.16.; Heb. Iehova[illegible: 1 letter] tsidkenu.