Jeremiah 33:17

17 For this is what the LORD says: ‘David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel,

Jeremiah 33:17 in Other Translations

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

17 "For thus says the LORD: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,

17 For this is what the LORD says: David will have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel forever.

17 God has made it clear that there will always be a descendant of David ruling the people of Israel

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

17 "This is what the LORD says: David will never fail to have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel.

17 For this is what the Lord says: David will never fail to have a man sitting on the throne of the house of Israel.

17 The LORD says, "David will always have a son to sit on the throne of the nation of Israel.

Jeremiah 33:17 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 33:17

For thus saith the Lord
Confirming the above promise concerning the Messiah; giving a reason why his coming may be expected; and why the salvation, justification, and final perseverance of his church and people, are certain things, and to be depended upon: David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of
Israel;
or, "there shall not be cut off unto David a man" ^F1; and this is not to be understood of the temporal kingdom of David, which has been at an end long ago: Jeconiah, that was carried captive into Babylon, was written childless, and left no issue; and Zerubbabel, the only one of David's seed that made any figure after the captivity, was not a king; this is only true of the man Christ Jesus, of the seed of David, and is his son, to whom has been given the throne of his father David; and who reigns over the house of Jacob for ever; and of whose kingdom there is no end, ( Luke 1:32 Luke 1:33 ) ; and as long as he is King of saints, which will be for ever, David will not want a man to sit upon his throne. David's earthly kingdom was but a typical and shadowy one; a type of Christ's spiritual kingdom, which has succeeded it, and in which Christ is David's son and successor, and whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 (vya dwdl trky al) "non exscindetur Davidi vir", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Schmidt.

Jeremiah 33:17 In-Context

15 “ ‘In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land.

16 In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteous Savior.’

17 For this is what the LORD says: ‘David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel,

18 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.’ ”

19 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

Cross References

• 1. S 2 Samuel 7:13; 1 Kings 2:4; S 2 Chronicles 7:18; Psalms 89:29-37; S Luke 1:33