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be measured, so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant, and the Levitical priests who minister to me.” <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> As 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.” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/33.htm">King James Bible</a> As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/33.htm">New King James Version</a> As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured, so will I multiply the descendants of David My servant and the Levites who minister to Me.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> As the heavenly lights cannot be counted, and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who serve Me.’” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/33.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216As the host of heaven cannot be counted and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of David My servant and the Levites who minister to Me.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘As the host of heaven cannot be counted, and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of David My servant and the Levites who minister to Me.’” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> As the host of heaven cannot be counted and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the seed of David My servant and the Levites who minister to Me.’” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a> As the host of [the stars of] heaven cannot be counted and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of David My servant and the Levites who minister to Me.’” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Even as the stars of heaven cannot be counted, and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so too I will make innumerable the descendants of my servant David and the Levites who minister to me.” <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The hosts of heaven cannot be counted; the sand of the sea cannot be measured. So, too, I will make the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister to Me innumerable.&#8221 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/33.htm">American Standard Version</a> As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured; so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and there will be more descendants of David and of the priests from the Levi tribe than stars in the sky or grains of sand on the beach. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/33.htm">English Revised Version</a> As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured; so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will multiply the descendants of my servant David and the Levites who serve me like the stars of heaven that cannot be counted and the sand on the seashore that cannot be measured." <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/33.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will increase the number of descendants of my servant David and the number of priests from the tribe of Levi, so that it will be as impossible to count them as it is to count the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/33.htm">International Standard Version</a> As the heavenly bodies cannot be counted, and the sands of the sea cannot be measured, so I'll multiply the descendants of my servant David and the descendants of Levi who serve me.'" <a href="/msb/jeremiah/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> As 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.? <a href="/net/jeremiah/33.htm">NET Bible</a> I will make the children who follow one another in the line of my servant David very numerous. I will also make the Levites who minister before me very numerous. I will make them all as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sands which are on the seashore.'" <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> As the host of heaven can't be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured; so will I multiply the offspring of David my servant, and the Levites who minister to me.'" <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister to me. <a href="/web/jeremiah/33.htm">World English Bible</a> As the army of the sky can’t be counted, and the sand of the sea can’t be measured, so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant and the Levites who minister to me.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> As the host of the heavens is not numbered, "" Nor the sand of the sea measured, "" So I multiply the seed of My servant David, "" And My ministers the Levites.” <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> As the host of the heavens is not numbered, Nor the sand of the sea measured, So I multiply the seed of David My servant, And the Levites My ministers.' <a href="/slt/jeremiah/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> As the army of the heavens shall not be numbered and the sand of the sea shall not be measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites serving me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> As the stars of heaven cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea be measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites my ministers. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Just as the stars of heaven are not able to be numbered, and the sand of the sea is not able to be measured, so will I multiply the offspring of David, my servant, and the Levites, my ministers.” <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/33.htm">New American Bible</a> Just as the host of heaven cannot be numbered and the sands of the sea cannot be counted, so I will multiply the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister to me. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Just as the host of heaven cannot be numbered and the sands of the sea cannot be measured, so I will increase the offspring of my servant David, and the Levites who minister to me.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured; so will I multiply the descendants of David my servant and of the Levites who minister to me. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> As the Host of Heaven is not numbered and the sand of the sea is not measured, in this way I shall multiply the seed of David, my Servant, and of the Levites who serve me<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, Neither the sand of the sea measured; So will I multiply the seed of David My servant, And the Levites that minister unto Me. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=10464" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/33.htm">The Covenant with David</a> …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. 22<a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">As</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā (N-csc) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">the hosts</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of heaven</a> <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.">cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/5608.htm" title="5608: yis·sā·p̄êr (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To count, recount, relate. ">be counted</a> <a href="/hebrew/2344.htm" title="2344: ḥō·wl (N-msc) -- Sand. From chuwl; sand.">and as the sand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām (Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">on the seashore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/4058.htm" title="4058: yim·maḏ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To measure. A primitive root: properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure; figuratively, to be extended.">be measured,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">so too</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: ’ar·beh (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">will I multiply</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: ze·ra‘ (N-msc) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">the descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·dî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">of My servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</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.">and the Levites</a> <a href="/hebrew/8334.htm" title="8334: mə·šā·rə·ṯê (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To minister, serve. A primitive root; to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to.">who minister</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯî (DirObjM:: 1cs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">before Me.”</a> 23Moreover, 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> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a> And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.” <a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a> I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. <a href="/hebrews/11-12.htm">Hebrews 11:12</a> And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore. <a href="/romans/4-18.htm">Romans 4:18</a> Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” <a href="/isaiah/10-22.htm">Isaiah 10:22</a> Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness. <a href="/hosea/1-10.htm">Hosea 1:10</a> Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ <a href="/genesis/32-12.htm">Genesis 32:12</a> But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’” <a href="/deuteronomy/1-10.htm">Deuteronomy 1:10</a> The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky. <a href="/1_kings/3-8.htm">1 Kings 3:8</a> Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number. <a href="/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Nehemiah 9:23</a> You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess. <a href="/1_chronicles/27-23.htm">1 Chronicles 27:23</a> David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky. <a href="/psalms/147-4.htm">Psalm 147:4</a> He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name. <a href="/isaiah/48-19.htm">Isaiah 48:19</a> Your descendants would have been as countless as the sand, and your offspring as numerous as its grains; their name would never be cut off or eliminated from My presence.” <a href="/isaiah/51-2.htm">Isaiah 51:2</a> Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him. <a href="/romans/9-27.htm">Romans 9:27</a> Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister to me.the host.<a href="/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Jeremiah 31:37</a> Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.<a href="/genesis/13-16.htm">Genesis 13:16</a> And 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.<a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a> And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.so.<a href="/psalms/22-30.htm">Psalm 22:30</a> A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.<a href="/psalms/89-3.htm">Psalm 89:3,4,29</a> I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, … <a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10-12</a> Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand… the Levites.<a href="/isaiah/66-21.htm">Isaiah 66:21</a> And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD.<a href="/ezekiel/44-15.htm">Ezekiel 44:15</a> 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 unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/32-2.htm">Army</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-17.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/job/21-33.htm">Countless</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-21.htm">David</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-13.htm">Host</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-21.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-21.htm">Ministers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-19.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-20.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-21.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-8.htm">Sand</a> <a href="/job/6-3.htm">Sands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/psalms/78-27.htm">Seashore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-21.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-21.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-13.htm">Sky</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/34-1.htm">Army</a> <a href="/hosea/1-10.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">Countless</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-26.htm">David</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-26.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-25.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-25.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-3.htm">Host</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-19.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-18.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-11.htm">Ministers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-11.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-23.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-19.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/hosea/1-10.htm">Sand</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-9.htm">Sands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-18.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Seashore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-26.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-26.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-8.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-20.htm">Sky</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 33</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/33-1.htm">God promises to the captivity a gracious return;</a> 9. <a href="/jeremiah/33-9.htm">a joyful state;</a> 12. <a href="/jeremiah/33-12.htm">a settled government;</a> 15. <a href="/jeremiah/33-15.htm">Christ the branch of righteousness;</a> 17. <a href="/jeremiah/33-17.htm">a continuance of kingdom and priesthood;</a> 19. <a href="/jeremiah/33-19.htm">and a stability of a blessed seed.</a> </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'; 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In ancient times, the night sky was a source of wonder and a symbol of God's creation and power. The reference to the "hosts of heaven" also alludes to the angelic beings and celestial bodies, emphasizing the infinite nature of God's promises. This imagery is reminiscent of God's promise to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a>, where God tells Abraham that his descendants will be as numerous as the stars.and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured The comparison to the sand on the seashore further emphasizes the idea of countless numbers. This metaphor is used in <a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a>, where God promises Abraham that his offspring will be as numerous as the stars and the sand. The sand represents not only vastness but also the enduring nature of God's covenant, as sand is a symbol of time and continuity. This imagery reinforces the idea of an everlasting promise that cannot be quantified by human means.so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David This promise of multiplication refers to the Davidic covenant, where God assures David that his lineage will endure forever (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). The descendants of David are not only physical but also spiritual, pointing to the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the Son of David in the New Testament (<a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a>). This multiplication signifies the growth of God's kingdom through the lineage of David, culminating in the eternal reign of Christ.and the Levites who minister before Me. The Levites were the priestly tribe in Israel, set apart to serve in the temple and perform religious duties (<a href="/numbers/3-5.htm">Numbers 3:5-10</a>). This promise indicates that the priestly line will also be multiplied, ensuring that worship and service to God will continue. The Levites' role is a foreshadowing of the priesthood of all believers in Christ (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>), where every believer is called to minister and serve God. This multiplication of the Levites symbolizes the expansion of God's people who are dedicated to His service, both in the Old Covenant and fulfilled in the New Covenant through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the destruction and eventual restoration of Jerusalem and Judah. 2. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The second king of Israel, a man after God's own heart, whose lineage is promised to continue forever, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ. 3. <a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a> Members of the tribe of Levi, set apart for religious duties and service in the temple, representing the priestly line. 4. <a href="/topical/h/host_of_heaven.htm">Host of Heaven</a> Refers to the innumerable stars and celestial bodies, symbolizing God's vast creation and His ability to fulfill His promises. 5. <a href="/topical/s/sand_of_the_sea.htm">Sand of the Sea</a> A metaphor for an uncountable multitude, used to describe the vastness of God's promise to multiply the descendants of David and the Levites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a> God's promises are sure and steadfast, as seen in His commitment to multiply the descendants of David and the Levites. Believers can trust in God's faithfulness in their own lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_eternal_kingdom.htm">The Eternal Kingdom</a> The promise to David points to the eternal kingdom established through Jesus Christ. Christians are part of this kingdom, called to live under Christ's lordship. <a href="/topical/p/priestly_service_and_ministry.htm">Priestly Service and Ministry</a> The mention of the Levites highlights the importance of service and ministry. Believers are called to serve God and others, reflecting the priestly role in their daily lives. <a href="/topical/i/innumerable_blessings.htm">Innumerable Blessings</a> Just as the stars and sand are beyond counting, so are the blessings and grace available to those who are in Christ. Believers should live with gratitude and expectation of God's abundant provision.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 33</a> <a href="/q/how_immense_is_the_universe's_expanse.htm">How immense is the universe's expanse?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_different_names_for_god.htm">What are the different names for God?</a> <a href="/q/how_could_abram_count_stars_in_genesis_15_5.htm">How could Abram scientifically count the stars in Genesis 15:5 if the stars were only visible to the naked eye at that time? </a> <a href="/q/what_did_god_create_on_day_four.htm">What did God create on day four?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>As אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the hosts צְבָ֣א (ṣə·ḇā) Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign of heaven הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky cannot לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no be counted יִסָּפֵר֙ (yis·sā·p̄êr) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5608.htm">Strong's 5608: </a> To count, recount, relate [and] the sand ח֣וֹל (ḥō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2344.htm">Strong's 2344: </a> Sand of the sea הַיָּ֑ם (hay·yām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin cannot וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no be measured, יִמַּ֖ד (yim·maḏ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4058.htm">Strong's 4058: </a> To stretch, to measure, to be extended so too כֵּ֣ן (kên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus will I multiply אַרְבֶּ֗ה (’ar·beh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> To be or become much, many or great the descendants זֶ֙רַע֙ (ze·ra‘) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity of My servant עַבְדִּ֔י (‘aḇ·dî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant David דָּוִ֣ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse and the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֖ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> Levites -- descendant of Levi who minister מְשָׁרְתֵ֥י (mə·šā·rə·ṯê) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8334.htm">Strong's 8334: </a> To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to before Me.” ס (s) Punctuation <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Jeremiah 33:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Jeremiah 33:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Jeremiah 33:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Jeremiah 33:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Jeremiah 33:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Jeremiah 33:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Jeremiah 33:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Jeremiah 33:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Jeremiah 33:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Jeremiah 33:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-22.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 33:22 As the army of the sky can't (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/33-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 33:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 33:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/33-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 33:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 33:23" /></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>