Jeremiah 33:21

Jeremiah 33:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
• New International Version (NIV)then my covenant with David my servant—and my covenant with the Levites who are priests ministering before me—can be broken and David will no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then also my covenant with David my servant may be broken, so that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and my covenant with the Levitical priests my ministers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant, so that he shall not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levites, the priests, My ministers.

Context of Jeremiah 33:21

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, then also my covenant with my servant David may be broken. If that could happen, then he would not have a son reigning on his throne and the Levitical priests would not be my ministers. 22Even as the stars of heaven cannot be counted, and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so too I will make innumerable the descendants of my servant David and the Levites who minister to me.” 23The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah:

Jeremiah 33:21 word by word

גַּם־בְּרִיתִ֤י תֻפַר֙ אֶת־דָּוִ֣ד עַבְדִּ֔י מִהְיֽוֹת־ל֥וֹ בֵ֖ן מֹלֵ֣ךְ עַל־כִּסְא֑וֹ וְאֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֥ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים מְשָׁרְתָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• may also my covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• be brokenפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565
• with Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• my servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• that he should not have a sonבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• to reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• upon his throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• and with the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• my ministersשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334

Cross-references for Jeremiah 33:21

• 2 Samuel 23:5Is it not true my house is with God? For he has established a permanent covenant with me, ordered and secured in every detail. Will he not bring about my whole salvation and my every desire?
• 2 Chronicles 7:18I will establish your royal throne, as I promised your father David: You will never fail to have a man ruling in Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 21:7but for the sake of the covenant the Lord had made with David, he was unwilling to destroy the house of David since the Lord had promised to give a lamp to David and to his sons forever.
• Psalms 89:34I will not violate my covenant or change what my lips have said.
• Psalms 132:11The Lord swore an oath to David, a promise he will not abandon: “I will set one of your offspring on your throne.
• Isaiah 55:3Pay attention and come to me; listen, so that you will live. I will make a permanent covenant with you on the basis of the faithful kindnesses of David.
• Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
• Luke 1:69He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
• Isaiah 9:6For a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
• Daniel 7:14He was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, so that those of every people, nation, and language should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will not be destroyed.
• Luke 1:32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
• Jeremiah 33:18The Levitical priests will never fail to have a man always before me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices.”
• Revelation 5:10You made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they will reign on the earth.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 33:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21This promise also has been not literally, but spiritually fulfilled, for in this sense only have the seed of David and the Levites been multiplied.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. 19-22Jeremiah shared God's promise. The new agreement with David's descendants and the Levitical priests would be as certain as day following night.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261. shut up--(Jr 32:2, 3; 2Ti 2:9). Though Jeremiah was shut up in bondage, the word of God was "not bound."Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 33:21

• Covenant
• David
• God

In the dictionaries

• David
• Minister
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Jeremiah (2)
• Priests and Levites
• Reign

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