And the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah For the further explanation and confirmation of what is before said; and which came at the same time as the other; this being not a new prophecy, but an illustration of the former: saying; as follows:
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Jeremiah 33:19 In-Context
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For this is what the LORD says: âDavid will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel,
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nor will the Levitical priests ever fail to have a man to stand before me continually to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to present sacrifices.â â
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âThis is what the LORD says: âIf you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night no longer come at their appointed time,
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then my covenant with David my servantâand my covenant with the Levites who are priests ministering before meâcan be broken and David will no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne.