Jeremiah 33:18 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“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.”

Jeremiah 33:18

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In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this {is the name} wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness. {The LORD...: Heb. Jehovahtsidkenu}

For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; {David...: Heb. There shall not be cut off from David}

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.

And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying,

Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;

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Jeremiah 33:1

"Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,"

Jeremiah 33:2

"Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD {is} his name; {the LORD is: or, JEHOVAH, etc}"

Jeremiah 33:3

"Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. {mighty: or, hidden}"

Jeremiah 33:4

"For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword;"

Jeremiah 33:5

"They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but {it is} to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city."

Jeremiah 33:6

"Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth."

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