19 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 20 “This is what the Lord says: ‘If you can (A)break My covenant for the day and My covenant for the night, so that day and night do not occur at their proper time, 21 then (B)My covenant with David My servant may also be broken, so that he will not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levitical priests, My ministers. 22 As the (C)heavenly [a]lights cannot be counted, and the (D)sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will (E)multiply the [b]descendants of My servant David and the (F)Levites who serve Me.’”

23 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 24 “Have you not observed what these people have asserted, saying, ‘The (G)two families which the Lord chose, He has (H)rejected them’? So they (I)despise My people as no longer being a nation [c]in their sight. 25 This is what the Lord says: ‘If My (J)covenant for day and night does not continue, and I have (K)not established the [d]fixed patterns of heaven and earth, 26 then I would (L)reject the [e]descendants of Jacob and David My servant, so as not to take from his [f]descendants (M)rulers over the [g]descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But I will (N)restore their fortunes and have (O)mercy on them.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 33:22 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc.
  2. Jeremiah 33:22 Lit seed
  3. Jeremiah 33:24 Lit to their faces
  4. Jeremiah 33:25 Lit statutes
  5. Jeremiah 33:26 Lit seed
  6. Jeremiah 33:26 Lit seed
  7. Jeremiah 33:26 Lit seed

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