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 Lord spoke further to Jeremiah. 20“I, Lord, make the following promise: ‘I have made a covenant with the day and with the night that they will always come at their proper times. Only if you people could break that covenant could my covenant with my servant David and my covenant with the Levites ever be broken. So David will by all means always have a descendant to occupy his throne as king and the Levites will by all means always have priests who will minister before me. 22I will make the children who follow one another in the line of my servant David very numerous. I will also make the Levites who minister before me very numerous. I will make them all as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sands which are on the seashore.’” 23The Lord spoke still further 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 23:5My dynasty is approved by God, for he has made a perpetual covenant with me, arranged in all its particulars and secured. He always delivers me, and brings all I desire to fruition.
• 2 Chronicles 7:18Then I will establish your dynasty, just as I promised your father David, ‘You will not fail to have a successor ruling over Israel.’
• 2 Chronicles 21:7But the Lord was unwilling to destroy David’s dynasty because of the promise he had made to give David a perpetual dynasty.
• Psalms 89:34I will not break my covenant or go back on what I promised.
• Psalms 132:11The Lord made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said, “I will place one of your descendants on your throne.
• Isaiah 55:3Pay attention and come to me! Listen, so you can live! Then I will make an unconditional covenantal promise to you, just like the reliable covenantal promises I made to David.
• Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
• Luke 1:69For he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
• Isaiah 9:6For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Daniel 7:14To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty. All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving him. His authority is eternal and will not pass away. His kingdom 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 33:18Nor will the Levitical priests ever lack someone to stand before me and continually offer up burnt offerings, sacrifice cereal offerings, and offer the other sacrifices.”’”
• Revelation 5:10You have appointed them as a kingdom and priests to serve 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