Jeremiah

Jeremiah 33:17–22

¹⁷For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, ¹⁸nor will the priests who are Levites ever fail to have a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to present sacrifices.”

¹⁹And the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: ²⁰“This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time, ²¹then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant and with My ministers the Levites who are priests, so that David will not have a son to reign on his throne. ²²As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me.”

Read all of Jeremiah 33

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Jeremiah 33:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this is what	כֹ֖ה	ḵōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
David	לְדָוִ֔ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
will never	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
lack	יִכָּרֵ֣ת	yik·kā·rêṯ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
a man	אִ֕ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
to sit	יֹשֵׁ֖ב	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the throne	כִּסֵּ֥א	kis·sê	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3678 seat
of the house	בֵֽית־	ḇêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Jeremiah 33:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
nor	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
will the priests	וְלַכֹּהֲנִים֙	wə·lak·kō·hă·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
who are Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֔ם	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
ever	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
fail	יִכָּרֵ֥ת	yik·kā·rêṯ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
to have a man	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
before Me	מִלְּפָנָ֑י	mil·lə·p̄ā·nāy	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
to offer	מַעֲלֶ֨ה	ma·‘ă·leh	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
burnt offerings	עוֹלָ֜ה	‘ō·w·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5930 whole burnt-offering
to burn	וּמַקְטִ֥יר	ū·maq·ṭîr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
grain offerings	מִנְחָ֛ה	min·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4503 gift, tribute, offering
and to present	וְעֹ֥שֶׂה־	wə·‘ō·śeh-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
sacrifices	זֶּ֖בַח	ze·ḇaḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H2077 sacrifice

Jeremiah 33:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the word	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
came	וַֽיְהִי֙	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah

Jeremiah 33:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּ֚ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you can break	תָּפֵ֙רוּ֙	tā·p̄ê·rū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6565 break, frustrate
My covenant	בְּרִיתִ֣י	bə·rî·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1285 covenant
with the day	הַיּ֔וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
and My covenant	בְּרִיתִ֖י	bə·rî·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1285 covenant
with the night	הַלָּ֑יְלָה	hal·lā·yə·lāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
so that day	יֽוֹמָם־	yō·w·mām-	Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
and night	וָלַ֖יְלָה	wā·lay·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
cease	וּלְבִלְתִּ֛י	ū·lə·ḇil·tî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
to occupy	הֱי֥וֹת	hĕ·yō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
their appointed time	בְּעִתָּֽם׃	bə·‘it·tām	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6256 time

Jeremiah 33:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then My covenant	בְּרִיתִ֤י	bə·rî·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1285 covenant
may also	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
be broken	תֻפַר֙	ṯu·p̄ar	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6565 break, frustrate
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
David	דָּוִ֣ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
My servant	עַבְדִּ֔י	‘aḇ·dî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5650 slave, servant
and with	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H854 with
My ministers	מְשָׁרְתָֽי׃	mə·šā·rə·ṯāy	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H8334 minister, serve
the Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֥ם	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
who are priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
so that	מִהְיֽוֹת־	mih·yō·wṯ-	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a son	בֵ֖ן	ḇên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
to reign	מֹלֵ֣ךְ	mō·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his throne	כִּסְא֑וֹ	kis·’ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3678 seat

Jeremiah 33:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the hosts	צְבָ֣א	ṣə·ḇā	Noun - common singular construct	H6635 army, war, warfare
of heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
cannot	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be counted	יִסָּפֵר֙	yis·sā·p̄êr	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5608 count
the sand	ח֣וֹל	ḥō·wl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2344 sand
on the seashore	הַיָּ֑ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
cannot	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be measured	יִמַּ֖ד	yim·maḏ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4058 measure
so too	כֵּ֣ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
will I multiply	אַרְבֶּ֗ה	’ar·beh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
the descendants	זֶ֙רַע֙	ze·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
of My servant	עַבְדִּ֔י	‘aḇ·dî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5650 slave, servant
David	דָּוִ֣ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and the Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֖ם	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
who minister	מְשָׁרְתֵ֥י	mə·šā·rə·ṯê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8334 minister, serve
before Me	אֹתִֽי׃ס	’ō·ṯî	Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative