God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 33:18
18The Levitical priests will never fail to have a descendant in my presence to sacrifice burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to prepare daily sacrifices.”
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 live securely. Jerusalem will be called The Lord Our Righteousness. 17“This what the Lord says: David will never fail to have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel. The Levitical priests will never fail to have a descendant in my presence to sacrifice burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to prepare daily sacrifices.” 19The Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah. He said, 20“This is what the Lord says: Suppose you could break my arrangement with day and night so that they wouldn’t come at their proper time.
Read all of Jeremiah 33Jeremiah 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 56:7Then I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them happy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on my altar, because my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.
- Isaiah 61:6You will be called the priests of the Lord. You will be called the servants of our God. You will consume the wealth of the nations. You will boast in their splendor.
- Ezekiel 43:19Give a young bull to the priests as an offering for sin. These priests are Zadok’s descendants, men from the tribe of Levi, who can come near me and serve me.
- Ezekiel 44:9So this is what the Almighty Lord says: Any godless foreigner who lives among the Israelites may not enter my holy place.
- Ezekiel 45:5An area 43,750 feet long and 17,500 feet wide will belong to the Levites who serve in the temple. It will be given to them so that they have cities to live in.
- Romans 1:21They knew God but did not praise and thank him for being God. Instead, their thoughts were pointless, and their misguided minds were plunged into darkness.
- Romans 15:16to be a servant of Christ Jesus to people who are not Jewish. I serve as a priest by spreading the Good News of God. I do this in order that I might bring the nations to God as an acceptable offering, made holy by the Holy Spirit.
- Hebrews 13:15Through Jesus we should always bring God a sacrifice of praise, that is, words that acknowledge him.
- 1 Peter 2:5You come to him as living stones, a spiritual house that is being built into a holy priesthood. So offer spiritual sacrifices that God accepts through Jesus Christ.
- Revelation 1:6and has made us a kingdom, priests for God his Father. Amen.
- Revelation 5:10You made them a kingdom and priests for our God. They will rule as kings 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
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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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