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href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/33.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/33.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />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.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And there will always be Levitical priests to offer burnt offerings and grain offerings and sacrifices to me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />nor 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />nor shall the priests, the Levites, lack a man to offer burnt offerings before Me, to kindle grain offerings, and to sacrifice continually.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the Levitical priests shall not lack a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to prepare sacrifices continually.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to prepare sacrifices continually.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to prepare sacrifices continually.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and the Levitical priests shall not have a man cut off from before Me who is to offer burnt offerings, to offer up grain offerings in smoke, and to perform sacrifices continually.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man (descendant) to offer burnt offerings before Me and to burn grain offerings and to prepare sacrifices all day long.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Levitical priests will never fail to have a man always before me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Levitical priests will never fail to have a man always before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt-offerings, and to burn meal-offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and there will always be priests from the Levi tribe serving at my altar and offering sacrifices to please me and to give thanks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to burn oblations, and to do sacrifice continually.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Levitical priests will never fail to have a descendant in my presence to sacrifice burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to prepare daily sacrifices."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and that there will always be priests from the tribe of Levi to serve me and to offer burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sacrifices." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />nor will the Levitical priests be without a man offering up burnt offerings, bringing in grain offerings, and offering sacrifices continuously before me.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />nor 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.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Nor will the Levitical priests ever lack someone to stand before me and continually offer up burnt offerings, sacrifice cereal offerings, and offer the other sacrifices."'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to burn meal offerings, and to do sacrifice continually."'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The Levitical priests won’t lack a man before me to offer burnt offerings, to burn meal offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And to the priests—the Levites, "" A man is not cut off from before My face, "" Causing a burnt-offering to ascend, "" And perfuming a present, and making sacrifice—all the days.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And to the priests -- the Levites, Not cut off from before Me is one, Causing a burnt-offering to ascend, And perfuming a present, and making sacrifice -- all the days.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And to the priests, the Levites, I will not cut off a man from my face bringing up burnt-offerings, and burning the gift, and doing sacrifice all the days.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither shall there be cut off from the priests and Levites a man before my face to offer holocausts, and to burn sacrifices, and to kill victims continually: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And there shall not cease to be a man from the priests and from the Levites before my face, who offers holocausts, and burns sacrifices, and kills victims, for days without end.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />nor shall the priests of Levi ever be lacking before me, to sacrifice burnt offerings, to burn cereal offerings, and to make sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and the levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to make grain offerings, and to make sacrifices for all time.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Neither shall the priests and the Levites lack a man before me to offer burnt offerings and to burn meat offerings and to do sacrifice and to burn incense continually.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And for the Priests and for the Levites a man will not fail from before me who brings burnt offerings and makes sacrifice and sets incense all of the days<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />neither shall there be cut off unto the priests the Levites a man before Me to offer burnt-offerings, and to burn meal-offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=10422" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/33.htm">The Covenant with David</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">nor</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: wə·lak·kō·hă·nîm (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">will the priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: hal·wî·yim (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">who are Levites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">ever</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yā·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: yik·kā·rêṯ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">fail</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">to have a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mil·lə·p̄ā·nāy (Prep-m, Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ma·‘ă·leh (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">to offer</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: ‘ō·w·lāh (N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">burnt offerings,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6999.htm" title="6999: ū·maq·ṭîr (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">to burn</a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: min·ḥāh (N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">grain offerings,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ō·śeh- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and to present</a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077: ze·ḇaḥ (N-ms) -- A sacrifice. From zabach; properly, a slaughter, i.e. The flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice.">sacrifices.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>And the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-23.htm">Hebrews 7:23-24</a></span><br />Now there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office. / But because Jesus lives forever, He has a permanent priesthood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-27.htm">Hebrews 7:27</a></span><br />Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Hebrews 10:11-12</a></span><br />Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. / But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-6.htm">Revelation 1:6</a></span><br />who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-10.htm">Revelation 5:10</a></span><br />You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-6.htm">Revelation 20:6</a></span><br />Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-21.htm">Isaiah 66:21</a></span><br />“And I will select some of them as priests and Levites,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-15.htm">Ezekiel 44:15-16</a></span><br />But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD. / They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me. They will keep My charge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Malachi 3:3-4</a></span><br />And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness. / Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-35.htm">1 Samuel 2:35</a></span><br />Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a></span><br />Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/110-4.htm">Psalm 110:4</a></span><br />The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-16.htm">Psalm 132:16</a></span><br />I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/6-12.htm">Zechariah 6:12-13</a></span><br />And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD. / Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></b></br> Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices <i>shall be</i> accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm">Isaiah 61:6</a></b></br> But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: <i>men</i> shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/43-19.htm">Ezekiel 43:19-27</a></b></br> And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-14.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-29.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-5.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-5.htm">Burnt-Offerings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-12.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Cereal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-17.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-17.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-17.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/psalms/56-12.htm">gs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-14.htm">Kindle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-17.htm">Lack</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-21.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-34.htm">Making</a> <a 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href="/jeremiah/33-19.htm">and a stability of a blessed seed.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>nor will the priests who are Levites ever fail to have a man before Me</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the continuity of the Levitical priesthood, which was established in the Mosaic Law. The Levites were set apart for religious duties, and their role was crucial in maintaining the spiritual life of Israel. Historically, the Levitical priesthood was responsible for the tabernacle and later the temple services. This promise of continuity can be seen as a reassurance of God's faithfulness to His covenant with Israel. It also foreshadows the eternal priesthood of Jesus Christ, who is described in the New Testament as a priest in the order of Melchizedek, fulfilling and surpassing the Levitical priesthood.<p><b>to offer burnt offerings</b><br>Burnt offerings were a central part of Israelite worship, symbolizing atonement and dedication to God. These offerings were completely consumed by fire, representing the worshiper's total surrender to God. The practice dates back to the time of the patriarchs and was codified in the Levitical laws. Theologically, burnt offerings point to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who offered Himself completely for the atonement of sin, fulfilling the sacrificial system.<p><b>to burn grain offerings</b><br>Grain offerings, also known as meal offerings, were offerings of flour, oil, and frankincense. They were a way for the Israelites to express gratitude and dedication to God, acknowledging His provision. Unlike burnt offerings, grain offerings were not for atonement but for thanksgiving and consecration. This practice highlights the importance of offering the firstfruits of one's labor to God, a principle that carries into the New Testament teachings on giving and stewardship.<p><b>and to present sacrifices.”</b><br>The presentation of sacrifices was a fundamental aspect of the covenant relationship between God and Israel. Sacrifices included various offerings such as peace offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings, each with specific purposes and regulations. These sacrifices were a means of maintaining fellowship with God and addressing sin. In the New Testament, the sacrificial system is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, whose once-for-all sacrifice on the cross provides eternal redemption and reconciliation with God. This phrase underscores the continuity of worship and the ultimate fulfillment of the sacrificial system in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Jeremiah is known for his messages of judgment and hope. He prophesied during the final years of the kingdom of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/levitical_priests.htm">Levitical Priests</a></b><br>Descendants of Levi, one of the twelve tribes of Israel, specifically chosen to perform the duties of the priesthood, including offering sacrifices and maintaining the temple.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/burnt_offerings,_grain_offerings,_and_sacrifices.htm">Burnt Offerings, Grain Offerings, and Sacrifices</a></b><br>These were integral parts of the worship and sacrificial system in ancient Israel, symbolizing atonement, thanksgiving, and dedication to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_with_david.htm">Covenant with David</a></b><br>This chapter reaffirms God's covenant with David, promising a perpetual dynasty and a priesthood that will not fail.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The context of Jeremiah's prophecy includes the impending Babylonian exile, a period of great turmoil and uncertainty for the people of Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>God's promise to maintain a priesthood reflects His unwavering faithfulness. Despite human failure, God's plans remain steadfast.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_sacrifice_in_worship.htm">The Role of Sacrifice in Worship</a></b><br>Sacrifices were central to Israel's worship, symbolizing repentance and devotion. Today, believers are called to offer themselves as living sacrifices, dedicating their lives to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuity_and_fulfillment_in_christ.htm">Continuity and Fulfillment in Christ</a></b><br>The Levitical priesthood points to the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, our eternal High Priest, who offers a perfect and final sacrifice for sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_despair.htm">Hope Amidst Despair</a></b><br>Jeremiah's message of a perpetual priesthood offers hope to a people facing exile, reminding us that God's promises endure even in our darkest times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_leadership.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Leadership</a></b><br>The promise of a continuous priesthood underscores the need for faithful spiritual leaders who guide and intercede for God's people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_priests_corrupted_covenant.htm">Malachi 2:7-8 - Where is the historical or archaeological support that the priests actually corrupted God's covenant in this manner?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_resolve_levite_priestly_shifts.htm">Deuteronomy 33:8-11 assigns the Levites to priestly duties, yet biblical accounts elsewhere suggest shifts in priestly lines; how do we resolve this discrepancy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_priests'_inheritances_align_biblically.htm">Ezekiel 44:28 indicates priests have no inheritance apart from the Lord--how does this align with land allotment practices known from other biblical or historical sources?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_levites'_lands_align_biblically.htm">In Joshua 14:3-4, how does the Levites' lack of a territorial inheritance align with other biblical passages that mention Levitical cities and lands?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/33.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man . . .</span>--Here again we have a promise which received a fulfilment other than that which the words appeared to imply, and which doubtless was in the prophet's thoughts. The Levitical priesthood passed away (<a href="/hebrews/7-11.htm" title="If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?">Hebrews 7:11</a>), but Christ was made a Priest after the order of Melchizedek; and by virtue of their union with Him, His people became a holy priesthood (<a href="/context/hebrews/10-19.htm" title="Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,">Hebrews 10:19-22</a>), offering, not the burnt-offerings and meat-offerings which were figures of the true, but the spiritual sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving (<a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm" title="You also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.">1Peter 2:5</a>), the sacrifice of body, soul, and spirit, which alone was acceptable to God (<a href="/romans/12-1.htm" title="I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.">Romans 12:1</a>).<p>The special combination, "the priests the Levites," is not found elsewhere in Jeremiah, but appears in <a href="/deuteronomy/17-9.htm" title="And you shall come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall show you the sentence of judgment:">Deuteronomy 17:9</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/18-1.htm" title="The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.">Deuteronomy 18:1</a>; <a href="/joshua/3-3.htm" title="And they commanded the people, saying, When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then you shall remove from your place, and go after it.">Joshua 3:3</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/30-27.htm" title="Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even to heaven.">2Chronicles 30:27</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/43-19.htm" title="And you shall give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach to me, to minister to me, said the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering.">Ezekiel 43:19</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/44-15.htm" title="But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister to me, and they shall stand before me to offer to me the fat and the blood, said the Lord GOD:">Ezekiel 44:15</a>; <a href="/isaiah/66-21.htm" title="And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, said the LORD.">Isaiah 66:21</a>. As far as it has any special significance, it may indicate either that the priestly character, though not the specific priestly functions, extended to the whole tribe of Levi, or, more probably, that Jeremiah speaks of the Levite-priests of Judah as contrasted with the priests of the "high places," or such as Jeroboam had made of the lowest of the people. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Neither shall the priests the Levites,</span> etc. It has Been thought that this passage is inconsistent with the prophecies of a time when the ark should no more be remembered (<a href="/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Jeremiah 3:16</a>), and when all should know Jehovah from the least to the greatest (<a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a>). But though sin offerings would in this glorious time become things of the past, yet thank offerings are expressly excepted from abolition (ver. 11), and in <a href="/jeremiah/31-14.htm">Jeremiah 31:14</a> a special latter-day promise is given to the priests. Moreover, Ezekiel, who repeats the prophecy of the new spiritual covenant (<a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Ezekiel 11:19</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Ezekiel 37:26</a>), gives an elaborate sketch of a new temple with a sacrificial system (ch. 40, etc.); and, if there is any inconsistency, we find the same one in the latter part of Isaiah. In <a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm">Isaiah 61:6</a> the whole regenerate people of Israel is called "the priests of Jehovah;" but in <a href="/isaiah/66-21.htm">Isaiah 66:21</a> the prophet distinctly states that there will be, in some sense, a priestly class within the chosen people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">nor</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will the priests</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלַכֹּהֲנִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lak·kō·hă·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who are Levites</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלְוִיִּ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hal·wî·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levites -- descendant of Levi</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ever</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fail</span><br /><span class="heb">יִכָּרֵ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(yik·kā·rêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to have a man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֖ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְּפָנָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lə·p̄ā·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Me to offer</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעֲלֶ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">burnt offerings,</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹלָ֜ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to burn</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַקְטִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·maq·ṭîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grain offerings,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנְחָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(min·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> </span><span class="str2">A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and to present</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֹ֥שֶׂה־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·śeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sacrifices.”</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶּ֖בַח</span> <span class="translit">(ze·ḇaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2077.htm">Strong's 2077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Jeremiah 33:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Jeremiah 33:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Jeremiah 33:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Jeremiah 33:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Jeremiah 33:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Jeremiah 33:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Jeremiah 33:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Jeremiah 33:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Jeremiah 33:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Jeremiah 33:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/33-18.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 33:18 Neither shall the priests the Levites want (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/33-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 33:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 33:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/33-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 33:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 33:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>