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the Week of Proper 16 / Ordinary 21
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Contemporary English Version

Jeremiah 33:17

The king of Israel will be one of David's descendants,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Jesus Continued;   The Topic Concordance - Branch of Jesse;   Israel/jews;   Jesus Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - David;   Zechariah, Theology of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - David;   Jeremiah;   Messiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Atonement;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Jeremiah;   Messiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Israel, Israelite;   Messiah;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jeremiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ezekiel;   Jeremiah (2);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sacrifice;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“For this is what the Lord says: David will never fail to have a man sitting on the throne of the house of Israel.
Hebrew Names Version
For thus says the LORD: David shall never want a man to sit on the throne of the house of Yisra'el;
King James Version
For thus saith the Lord ; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
English Standard Version
"For thus says the Lord : David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,
New American Standard Bible
"For this is what the LORD says: 'David shall not lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;
New Century Version
This is what the Lord says: "Someone from David's family will always sit on the throne of the family of Israel.
Amplified Bible
"For thus says the LORD, 'David shall never lack a man (descendant) to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;
World English Bible
For thus says Yahweh: David shall never want a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;
Geneva Bible (1587)
For thus sayth the Lord, Dauid shall neuer want a man to sit vpon the throne of the house of Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
For thus says Yahweh, ‘David shall not have a man cut off from sitting on the throne of the house of Israel;
Berean Standard Bible
For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,
Complete Jewish Bible
For this is what Adonai says: "There will never be cut off from David a man to occupy the throne of the house of Isra'el.
Darby Translation
For thus saith Jehovah: There shall never fail to David a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord says, "Someone from David's family will always sit on the throne and rule the family of Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
For thus says the LORD, David shall never lack an heir to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;
Good News Translation
I, the Lord , promise that there will always be a descendant of David to be king of Israel
Lexham English Bible
For thus says Yahweh: ‘A man who sits on the throne of the house of Israel will not be cut off for David.
Literal Translation
For so says Jehovah, Not a man sitting on the throne of the house of Israel will be cut off to David.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For thus the LORDE promyseth: Dauid shal neuer want one, to syt vpon the stole of the house of Israel:
American Standard Version
For thus saith Jehovah: David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
Bible in Basic English
For the Lord has said, David will never be without a man to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For thus saith the LORD: There shall not be cut off unto David a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
King James Version (1611)
For thus saith the Lord; Dauid shall neuer want a man to sit vpon the throne of the house of Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For thus the Lorde promiseth, Dauid shall neuer want one to sit vpon the throne of the house of Israel:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And there rose up men of the elders of the land, and said to all the assembly of the people,
English Revised Version
For thus saith the LORD: David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For the Lord seith these thingis, A man of Dauid schal not perische, that shal sitte on the trone of the hous of Israel;
Update Bible Version
For thus says Yahweh: David shall not lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;
Webster's Bible Translation
For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
New English Translation
For I, the Lord , promise: "David will never lack a successor to occupy the throne over the nation of Israel.
New King James Version
"For thus says the LORD: "David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;
New Living Translation
For this is what the Lord says: David will have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel forever.
New Life Bible
For the Lord says, ‘David will never be without a man to sit on the throne of the people of Israel.
New Revised Standard
For thus says the Lord : David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, Thus, saith Yahweh, - There shall not be wanting to David - A man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
Douay-Rheims Bible
For thus saith the Lord: There shall not be cut off from David a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel.
Revised Standard Version
"For thus says the LORD: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,
Young's Literal Translation
For thus said Jehovah: `Not cut off to David is one sitting on the throne of the house of Israel,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For thus says the LORD, 'David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;

Contextual Overview

17 The king of Israel will be one of David's descendants, 18 and there will always be priests from the Levi tribe serving at my altar and offering sacrifices to please me and to give thanks. 19 Then the Lord told me: 20 I, the Lord , have an agreement with day and night, so they always come at the right time. You can't break the agreement I made with them, 21 and you can't break the agreements I have made with David's family and with the priests from the Levi tribe who serve at my altar. A descendant of David will always rule as king of Israel, 22 and there will be more descendants of David and of the priests from the Levi tribe than stars in the sky or grains of sand on the beach. 23 The Lord also said: 24 You've heard foreigners insult my people by saying, "The Lord chose Israel and Judah, but now he has rejected them, and they are no longer a nation." 25 Jeremiah, I will never break my agreement with the day and the night or let the sky and the earth stop obeying my commands. 26 In the same way, I will never reject the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob or break my promise that they will always have a descendant of David as their king. I will be kind to my people Israel, and they will be successful again.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

David shall never want: Heb. There shall not be cut off from David, Jeremiah 35:19, 2 Samuel 3:29, 2 Samuel 7:14-16, 1 Kings 2:4, 1 Kings 8:25, *marg. 1 Chronicles 17:11-14, 1 Chronicles 17:27, Psalms 89:29-37, Isaiah 9:7, Luke 1:32, Luke 1:33

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 11:13 - for David 1 Kings 11:36 - David 2 Kings 11:2 - they hid him 1 Chronicles 15:2 - to minister Isaiah 65:9 - I will Jeremiah 17:25 - sitting Hosea 3:5 - and David their king

Cross-References

Exodus 12:37
The Israelites walked from the city of Rameses to the city of Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand of them, not counting women and children.
Exodus 13:20
The people of Israel left Succoth and camped at Etham at the border of Egypt near the desert.
Joshua 13:27
Gad also received the eastern half of the Jordan River valley, which had been ruled by King Sihon of Heshbon. This territory stretched as far north as Lake Galilee, and included the towns of Beth-Haram, Beth-Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon.
Judges 8:5
The town of Succoth was nearby, so he went there and asked, "Please give my troops some food. They are worn out, but we have to keep chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the two Midianite kings."
Judges 8:8
After leaving Succoth, Gideon went to Penuel and asked the leaders there for some food. But he got the same answer as he had gotten at Succoth.
Judges 8:14
he caught a young man who lived in Succoth. Gideon asked him who the town officials of Succoth were, and the young man wrote down seventy-seven names.
Judges 8:16
Gideon made a whip from thorn plants and used it to beat the town officials.
1 Kings 7:46
near the Jordan River between Succoth and Zarethan by pouring melted bronze into clay molds.
Psalms 60:6
Our God, you solemnly promised, "I would gladly divide up the city of Shechem and give away Succoth Valley piece by piece.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For thus saith the Lord,.... Confirming the above promise concerning the Messiah; giving a reason why his coming may be expected; and why the salvation, justification, and final perseverance of his church and people, are certain things, and to be depended upon:

David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; or, "there shall not be cut off unto David a man" a; and this is not to be understood of the temporal kingdom of David, which has been at an end long ago: Jeconiah, that was carried captive into Babylon, was written childless, and left no issue; and Zerubbabel, the only one of David's seed that made any figure after the captivity, was not a king; this is only true of the man Christ Jesus, of the seed of David, and is his son, to whom has been given the throne of his father David; and who reigns over the house of Jacob for ever; and of whose kingdom there is no end, Luke 1:32; and as long as he is King of saints, which will be for ever, David will not want a man to sit upon his throne. David's earthly kingdom was but a typical and shadowy one; a type of Christ's spiritual kingdom, which has succeeded it, and in which Christ is David's son and successor, and whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.

a לא יכרת לדוד איש "non exscindetur Davidi vir", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Schmidt.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Read literally, these verses promise the permanent restoration of the Davidic throne and (of the Levitical priesthood. As a matter of fact Zedekiah was the last king of David’s line, and the Levitical priest-hood has long passed away. Both these changes Jeremiah himself foretold Jeremiah 22:30; Jeremiah 3:16. In what way then is this apparent contradiction (compare Isaiah 66:20-23; Ezek. 40–48) to be explained? The solution is probably as follows. It was necessary that the Bible should be intelligible to the people at the time when it was written, and in some degree to the writer. The Davidic kingship and the Levitical priest-hood were symbols, which represented to the Jew all that was most dear to his heart in the state of things under which he lived. Their restoration was the restoration of his national and spiritual life. Neither was so restored as to exist permanently. But that was given instead, of which both were types, the Church, whose Head is the true prophet, priest and King.


 
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