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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This is what the Lord says: "Someone from David's family will always sit on the throne of the family of Israel.
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And there will always be priests from the family of Levi. They will always stand before me to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings and sacrifices to me."
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"This is what the Lord says: I have an agreement with day and night that they will always come at the right times. If you could change that agreement,
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only then could you change my agreement with David and Levi. Only then would my servant David not have a descendant ruling as king on David's throne. And only then would the family of Levi not be priests serving me in the Temple.