Jeremiah 33:23
21 Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
22 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.
Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,
24 Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.
25 Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- Moreover, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
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- The LORD’s word came to Jeremiah, saying,
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- And the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah, saying,
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- Og Herrens ord kom til Jeremias, og det lød så:
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- Herrens ord kom til Jeremias, og sa:
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- Og Herrens ord kom til Jeremias, og det lød så: