Jeremiah 33:17

For, Thus, saith Yahweh,—There shall not be wanting to David—A man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

In Context

16In those days, Judah shall be saved, and, Jerusalem abide, securely,—And, this, is that which shall be proclaimed to her—Yahweh, our righteousness!

18Nor to the priests the Levites, shall there be wanting—A man, before me, To offer an ascending-sacrifice, or To make a perfume with a gift, or To offer a [peace-] offering, all the days!

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Cross References

2 Samuel 7:12And it shall be that, when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, then will I raise up thy seed after thee, which proceedeth from thine own body,—and I will establish his kingdom.

2 Samuel 7:14I, will become his father, And, he, shall become my son: If he commit iniquity, then will I correct him, with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the sons of men;

1 Kings 2:4to the end that Yahweh may establish his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy sons will take heed to their way, by walking before me, in truth, with all their heart, and with all their soul, (then, said he) there shall not be cut off to thee a man, from off the throne of Israel.

2 Kings 11:2But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons that were being slain—him and his nurse, into the bedchamber,—so she hid him from the face of Athaliah, that he was not slain.

1 Chronicles 17:27Now, therefore, let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be unto times age-abiding before thee,—for, thou O Yahweh, hast blessed, and it is to be blessed unto times age-abiding.

Psalms 89:30If his sons forsake my law, And, in my regulations, do not walk;

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 33:11-17

Encouraging Prospects. ( b. c. 589.) 10 Thus saith the Lord ; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast, 11 The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endureth for… Read the whole commentary →

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