Jeremiah 33:20

Translations

Modern

“This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time,

Traditional

Thus saith the Lord; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;

Literal

“Thus says YHWH: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that there will not be day and night in their season,

Latin

Hæc dicit Dominus: Si irritum potest fieri pactum meum cum die, et pactum meum cum nocte, ut non sit dies et nox in tempore suo,

Original

Hebrew

English

“This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time,

Notes

Jeremiah 33:19–22

Jeremiah shared God's promise. The new agreement with David's descendants and the Levitical priests would be as certain as day following night.

Jeremiah 33:1–26

As Jerusalem and the king of Judah faced invaders, God gave Jeremiah insight into His long-term plan. The promises would only come true after the destruction. The nation's hope was not in avoiding destruction but in the purification it would bring.
Jeremiah was confined in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace from late 587 BC, during the siege, until Jerusalem fell in August 586 BC (see Jeremiah 32:2).

Jeremiah 30:1–33:26

People often call these four chapters "The Book of Consolation," a highlight in Old Testament revelation. Unlike the many judgment messages Jeremiah gave his people, these messages are full of hope and promise a wonderful future restoration.

Theme notes and profiles

God’s Covenant with David God’s Covenants God’s Servant Hope Beyond Judgment The New Covenant

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Genesis 8:22
As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”
Psalm 89:37
…like the moon, established forever, a faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
Isaiah 54:9–10
“For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.
Psalm 104:19–23
He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
Jeremiah 31:35–37
Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:
Jeremiah 33:25–26
This is what the LORD says: If I have not established My covenant with the day and the night and the fixed order of heaven and earth,

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Messiah Prophecy Tribe of Levi

Topics

David: King of Israel: Prophecies Concerning Him and his Kingdom God: Faithfulness of God: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Night: Regular Succession of Established by Covenant Seasons: General Scriptures Concerning

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