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 that day Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this will be its name: ‘The Lord Is Our Righteousness.’ 17For this is what the Lord says: David will have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel forever. And there will always be Levitical priests to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings and sacrifices to me.” 19Then this message came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 20“This is what the Lord says: If you can break my covenant with the day and the night so that one does not follow the other,

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 of Jerusalem and will fill them with joy in my house of prayer. I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices, because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations.
• Isaiah 61:6You will be called priests of the Lord, ministers of our God. You will feed on the treasures of the nations and boast in their riches.
• Ezekiel 43:19At that time, the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who minister before me, are to be given a young bull for a sin offering, says the Sovereign Lord.
• Ezekiel 44:9“So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: No foreigners, including those who live among the people of Israel, will enter my sanctuary if they have not been circumcised and have not surrendered themselves to the Lord.
• Ezekiel 45:5The strip of sacred land next to it, also 8-1/3 miles long and 3-1/3 miles wide, will be a living area for the Levites who work at the Temple. It will be their possession and a place for their towns.
• Romans 1:21Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.
• Romans 15:16I am a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News so that I might present you as an acceptable offering to God, made holy by the Holy Spirit.
• Hebrews 13:15Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name.
• 1 Peter 2:5And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God.
• Revelation 1:6He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
• Revelation 5:10And you have caused them to become a Kingdom of priests for 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
• Jesus Continued
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• Exodus, the Book of
• Ezekiel
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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