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then 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 Leviticalpriests, My ministers.
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'As the host of heavencannot be counted and the sand of the seacannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of David My servant and the Levites who minister to Me.' "
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And the word of the LORDcame to Jeremiah, saying,
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"Have you not observedwhatthispeople have spoken, saying, 'The twofamilieswhich the LORDchose, He has rejected them'? Thus they despise My people, nolonger are they as a nation in their sight.
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then I would reject the descendants of Jacob and David My servant, not taking from his descendantsrulersover the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But I will restore their fortunes and will havemercy on them.' "