Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah Upon the same subject, concerning the continuance of David's seed; with a refutation of a calumny uttered against the Lord about the rejection of them: saying; as follows:
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Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers .
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As the host of heaven cannot be numbered , neither the sand of the sea measured : so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
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Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying ,
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Considerest thou not what this people have spoken , saying , The two families which the LORD hath chosen , he hath even cast them off ? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.
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Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;