English Standard Version
Jeremiah 33:21
21then 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)only then will my covenant with my servant David be broken. Only then will he no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne. The same is true for my covenant with the Levitical priests who minister before me.
Context of Jeremiah 33:21
19The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 20"Thus says the Lord: If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night will not come at their appointed time, 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. 22As the host of heaven cannot be numbered and the sands of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant, and the Levitical priests who minister to me." 23The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah:
Read all of Jeremiah 33Jeremiah 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 23:5"For does not my house stand so with God? For he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and secure. For will he not cause to prosper all my help and my desire?
- 2 Chronicles 7:18then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, 'You shall not lack a man to rule Israel.'
- 2 Chronicles 21:7Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and since he had promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever.
- Psalms 89:34I will not violate my covenant or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
- Psalms 132:11The Lord swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: "One of the sons of your body I will set on your throne.
- Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.
- Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
- Luke 1:69and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
- Isaiah 9:6For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Daniel 7:14And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall 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 to him the throne of his father David,
- Jeremiah 33:18and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices forever."
- Revelation 5:10and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall 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
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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
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