Jeremiah 33:18

Jeremiah 33:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.
• New International Version (NIV)nor will the Levitical priests ever fail to have a man to stand before me continually to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to present sacrifices.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices forever."
• New King James Version (NKJV)nor shall the priests, the Levites, lack a man to offer burnt offerings before Me, to kindle grain offerings, and to sacrifice continually.’ ”

Context of Jeremiah 33:18

16In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is what she will be named: The Lord Is Our Righteousness. 17“For this is what the Lord says: David will never fail to have a man sitting on the throne of the house of Israel. The Levitical priests will never fail to have a man always before me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices.” 19The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 20“This is what the Lord says: If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night so that day and night cease to come at their regular time,

Jeremiah 33:18 word by word

וְלַכֹּהֲנִים֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם לֹֽא־יִכָּרֵ֥ת אִ֖ישׁ מִלְּפָנָ֑י מַעֲלֶ֨ה עוֹלָ֜ה וּמַקְטִ֥יר מִנְחָ֛ה וְעֹ֥שֶׂה־זֶּ֖בַח כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Neither shall the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• wantכָּרַתkârath · to cut: lackH3772
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• me to offerעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: offer upH5927
• burnt offeringsעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• and to kindleקָטַרqâţar · to offer: burnH6999
• meat offeringsמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
• and to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• sacrificeזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
• continuallyיוֹםyôm · day: alwaysH3117

Cross-references for Jeremiah 33:18

• Isaiah 56:7I will bring them to my holy mountain and let them rejoice in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be acceptable on my altar, for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.”
• Isaiah 61:6But you will be called the Lord’s priests; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will eat the wealth of the nations, and you will boast in their riches.
• Ezekiel 43:19You are to give a bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of Zadok, who approach me in order to serve me.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
• Ezekiel 44:9“This is what the Lord God says: No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, may enter my sanctuary, not even a foreigner who is among the Israelites.
• Ezekiel 45:5There will be another area 8⅓ miles long and 3⅓ miles wide for the Levites who minister in the temple; it will be their possession for towns to live in.
• Romans 1:21For though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became worthless, and their senseless hearts were darkened.
• Romans 15:16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the gospel of God. God’s purpose is that the Gentiles may be an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
• Hebrews 13:15Therefore, through him let us continually offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.
• 1 Peter 2:5you yourselves, as living stones, a spiritual house, are being built to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• Revelation 1:6and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father — to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
• Revelation 5:10You made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they will reign on the earth.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 33:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man - This is a repetition of the promise made to Phinehas, Numbers 25:13.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-26Verses 14-26 To crown the blessings God has in store, here is a promise of the Messiah. He imparts righteousness to his church, for he is made of God to us righteousness; and believers are made the righteousness of God in him. Christ is our Lord God, our righteousness, our sanctification, and our redemption. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. But in this world prosperity and adversity succeed each other, as light and darkness, day and night. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18After the exiles returned to Jerusalem, Levitical priests led worship in the new Temple (Ezra 6:13–22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Messiah's literal priesthood (He 7:17, 21, 24-28), and His followers' spiritual priesthood and sacrifices (Jr 33:11; Ro 12:1; 15:16; 1Pe 2:5, 9; Re 1:6), shall never cease, according to the covenant with Levi, broken by the priests, but fulfilled by Messiah (Nu 25:12, 13; Mal 2:4, 5, 8).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 33:18

• David
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• Exodus, the Book of
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings