ESV Reformation Study Bible – Jer 35:19
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Jer 35:19

35:19 shall never lack a man to stand before me. See 33:17, 18. Such a promise might be expected for a king, and even for priests, but not for the obscure Rechabites. It is used here to contrast ominously with what Jehoiakim and the Davidic dynasty can expect.