The Davidic Kingdom

14 ‘Behold, (A)days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will (B)fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15 In those days and at that time I will cause a (C)righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He shall execute (D)justice and righteousness on the earth. 16 In those days (E)Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will dwell in safety; and this is the name by which she will be called: the (F)Lord is our righteousness.’ 17 For thus says the Lord, ‘[a]David shall (G)never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; 18 [b]and the (H)Levitical priests shall never lack a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to (I)prepare sacrifices [c]continually.’”

19 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 20 “Thus says the Lord, ‘If you can (J)break My covenant for the day and My covenant for the night, so that day and night will not be at their appointed time, 21 then (K)My covenant may also be broken with David My servant so that he will not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levitical priests, My ministers. 22 As the (L)host of heaven cannot be counted and the (M)sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will (N)multiply the [d]descendants of David My servant and the (O)Levites who minister to Me.’”

23 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying, 24 “Have you not observed what this people have spoken, saying, ‘The (P)two families which the Lord chose, He has (Q)rejected them’? Thus they (R)despise My people, no longer are they as a nation [e]in their sight. 25 Thus says the Lord, ‘If My (S)covenant for day and night stand not, and the [f]fixed patterns of heaven and earth I have (T)not established, 26 then I would (U)reject the [g]descendants of Jacob and David My servant, [h]not taking from his [i]descendants (V)rulers over the [j]descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But I will (W)restore their [k]fortunes and will have (X)mercy on them.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 33:17 Lit There shall not be cut off for David
  2. Jeremiah 33:18 Lit there shall not be cut off for the Levitical priests
  3. Jeremiah 33:18 Lit all the days
  4. Jeremiah 33:22 Lit seed
  5. Jeremiah 33:24 Lit to their faces
  6. Jeremiah 33:25 Lit statutes
  7. Jeremiah 33:26 Lit seed
  8. Jeremiah 33:26 Lit from taking
  9. Jeremiah 33:26 Lit seed
  10. Jeremiah 33:26 Lit seed
  11. Jeremiah 33:26 Or captivity