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Jeremiah 33:17

For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּי־ki-forH3588 →
כֹ֖הkhohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
יִכָּרֵ֣תyi.ka.Retit will be cut offH3772 →
לְדָוִ֔דle.da.Vidto DavidH1732 →
אִ֕ישׁ'isha manH376 →
יֹשֵׁ֖בyo.Shev[who] sitsH3427 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
כִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'[the] throne ofH3678 →
בֵֽית־veit-[the] house ofH1004 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →

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1 Kings 2:4and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’Psalms 89:29–37I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.Luke 1:32–33He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,1 Chronicles 17:11–14And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.1 Kings 8:25Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’Jeremiah 17:25then kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city. They will sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses with their officials, along with the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.Jeremiah 35:19this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Jonadab son of Rechab will never fail to have a man to stand before Me.’”2 Samuel 7:14–16I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.1 Chronicles 17:27So now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”2 Kings 11:2But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.Hosea 3:5Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.2 Samuel 3:29May it whirl over the heads of Joab and the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”

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