Jeremiah 33:22
As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, and the sand of the sea not be measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
23And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,
Cross References
Genesis 13:16And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth; so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
Genesis 22:17That I will greatly bless thee, and I will exceedingly multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
Psalms 22:30(22:31) Distant ages shall serve him; there shall be related of the Lord unto future generations.
Psalms 89:29(89:30) And I appoint for ever his seed, and his throne as the days of heaven.
Isaiah 66:21And of them also will I take for priests and for Levites, saith the Lord.
Ezekiel 37:24And my servant David shall be king over them; and one shepherd shall be for them all: and in my ordinances shall they walk, and my statutes shall they observe, and do them.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 33:18-26
Security of God's Covenants; The Covenant of Priesthood. ( b. c. 589.) 17 For thus saith the Lord ; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; 18 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. 19 And the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, saying, 20 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… Read the whole commentary →