Jeremiah 33:20
New International Version
“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 no longer come at their appointed time,

New Living Translation
“This is what the LORD says: If you can break my covenant with the day and the night so that one does not follow the other,

English Standard Version
“Thus says the LORD: If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night will not come at their appointed time,

Berean Standard Bible
“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,

King James Bible
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;

New King James Version
“Thus says the LORD: ‘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,

New American Standard Bible
“This is what the LORD says: ‘If you can break My covenant for the day and My covenant for the night, so that day and night do not occur at their proper time,

NASB 1995
“Thus says the LORD, ‘If you can break My covenant for the day and My covenant for the night, so that day and night will not be at their appointed time,

NASB 1977
“Thus says the LORD, ‘If you can break My covenant for the day, and My covenant for the night, so that day and night will not be at their appointed time,

Legacy Standard Bible
“Thus says Yahweh, ‘If you can break My covenant for the day and My covenant for the night, so that day and night will not be at their appointed time,

Amplified Bible
“Thus says the LORD, ‘If you can break My covenant for the day and My covenant for the night, so that day and night do not take place at their appointed times,

Christian Standard Bible
“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 come at their regular time,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“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 come at their regular time,

American Standard Version
Thus saith Jehovah: If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, so that there shall not be day and night in their season;

Contemporary English Version
I, the LORD, have an agreement with day and night, so they always come at the right time. You can't break the agreement I made with them,

English Revised Version
Thus saith the LORD: If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, so that there should not be day and night in their season;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"This is what the LORD says: Suppose you could break my arrangement with day and night so that they wouldn't come at their proper time.

Good News Translation
"I have made a covenant with the day and with the night, so that they always come at their proper times; and that covenant can never be broken.

International Standard Version
"This is what the LORD says: 'If you could break my covenant with the day and night so that day and night wouldn't occur at the proper time,

Majority Standard Bible
“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,

NET Bible
"I, LORD, make the following promise: 'I have made a covenant with the day and with the night that they will always come at their proper times. Only if you people could break that covenant

New Heart English Bible
"Thus says the LORD: 'If you can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, so that there shall not be day and night in their season;

Webster's Bible Translation
Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, so that there should not be day and night in their season;

World English Bible
“Yahweh says: ‘If you can break my covenant of the day and my covenant of the night, so that there will not be day and night in their time,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
“Thus said YHWH: If you can break My covenant with the day, "" And My covenant with the night, "" So that they are not daily and nightly in their season,

Young's Literal Translation
'Thus said Jehovah: If ye do break My covenant of the day, And My covenant of the night, So that they are not daily and nightly in their season,

Smith's Literal Translation
Thus said Jehovah, If ye shall break my covenant of the day and my covenant of the night, and there was not day and night in their season;
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thus saith the Lord: If my covenant with the day can be made void, and my covenant with the night, that there should not be day and night in their season:

Catholic Public Domain Version
“Thus says the Lord: If my covenant with the day is able to be nullified, or my covenant with the night, such that there would be no day and no night in their time,

New American Bible
Thus says the LORD: If you can break my covenant with day and my covenant with night so that day and night no longer appear in their proper time,

New Revised Standard Version
Thus says the LORD: If any of you could break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night would not come at their appointed time,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Thus says the LORD: if they can break my ordinances of the day, and my ordinances of the night, so that there should not be day and night in their appointed time;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Thus says LORD JEHOVAH: “If you are able to nullify my administrations of the day and my administrations of the night, so that there will not be day and night in their times
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thus saith the LORD: If ye can break My covenant with the day, And My covenant with the night, So that there should not be day and night in their season;
Audio Bible



Context
The Covenant with David
19And the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: 20“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, 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.…

Cross References
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 89:34-37
I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips. / Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David— / his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun, ...

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. / Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

Genesis 9:11-16
And I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.” / And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: / I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. ...

Psalm 74:16-17
The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun. / You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made the summer and winter.

Psalm 104:19-23
He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set. / You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl. / The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. ...

Job 38:33
Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?

Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”

Isaiah 55:10-11
For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.

Malachi 3:6
“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.

Romans 11:29
For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.

Hebrews 6:17-18
So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath. / Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.

James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

Luke 21:33
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.


Treasury of Scripture

Thus said the LORD; If you 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;

Jeremiah 33:25,26
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; …

See on ch.

Jeremiah 31:35,36
Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name: …

Genesis 8:22
While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

Psalm 89:37
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

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Jeremiah 33
1. God promises to the captivity a gracious return;
9. a joyful state;
12. a settled government;
15. Christ the branch of righteousness;
17. a continuance of kingdom and priesthood;
19. and a stability of a blessed seed.














This is what the LORD says
This phrase introduces a divine declaration, emphasizing the authority and sovereignty of God. In Hebrew, "LORD" is "YHWH," the sacred name of God, which underscores His eternal and unchanging nature. This introduction sets the stage for a message that is not merely human opinion but a divine pronouncement, demanding attention and reverence.

If you can break My covenant
The word "covenant" in Hebrew is "berith," signifying a solemn agreement or promise. Here, God speaks of His covenant as unbreakable by human means. This reflects the biblical theme of God's faithfulness and the assurance that His promises are steadfast. Historically, covenants were binding agreements, often sealed with a ritual, indicating the seriousness of God's commitment to His people.

with the day and My covenant with the night
This phrase uses the natural order of day and night as a metaphor for God's unchanging promises. The regularity of day and night is a testament to God's creation and His sustaining power. In Genesis, God established the celestial bodies to govern day and night, symbolizing order and reliability. This imagery reassures believers of the certainty and dependability of God's word.

so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time
The phrase "appointed time" suggests a divinely ordained schedule, reflecting God's control over creation. The Hebrew concept of "appointed time" often relates to God's timing and purposes, which are perfect and unalterable. This highlights the impossibility of disrupting God's established order, reinforcing the idea that His promises are as sure as the rising and setting of the sun.

Verses 20-22. - The constant, regular succession of day and night is an emblem of the equally regular supply of royal descendants of David and of Levitical priests, and the countless grains of sand are symbolic of the wonderful increase of their numbers. At first sight the latter part of the promise seems a little unlike a blessing. But we have seen already (on Jeremiah 19:3) that the members of the various branches of the royal family probably occupied the principal offices of the state, and the prophet imagines the future in forms borrowed from the present. A numerous sacerdotal class seemed equally necessary for the due magnificence of the ritual; and we must remember that preternatural fertility of the soil was a standing element of Messianic descriptions. The expressions used are, no doubt, hyperbolical, but the meaning seems clear enough. (Hengstenberg's notion, that the prophet rather indicates the abolition of the royal and sacerdotal distinctions (comp. Exodus 19:6), is surely very far fetched.)

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“This is what
כֹּ֚ה (kōh)
Adverb
Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

the LORD
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

says:
אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

you can break
תָּפֵ֙רוּ֙ (tā·p̄ê·rū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6565: To break up, to violate, frustrate

My covenant
בְּרִיתִ֣י (bə·rî·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1285: A covenant

with the day
הַיּ֔וֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

and My covenant
בְּרִיתִ֖י (bə·rî·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1285: A covenant

with the night,
הַלָּ֑יְלָה (hal·lā·yə·lāh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity

so that day
יֽוֹמָם־ (yō·w·mām-)
Adverb
Strong's 3119: Daytime, by day

and night
וָלַ֖יְלָה (wā·lay·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity

cease
וּלְבִלְתִּ֛י (ū·lə·ḇil·tî)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l
Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until

to occupy
הֱי֥וֹת (hĕ·yō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

their appointed time,
בְּעִתָּֽם׃ (bə·‘it·tām)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when


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