Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I will make the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me as countless as the stars in the sky and as measureless as the sand on the seashore.’” New Living Translation And as the stars of the sky cannot be counted and the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of my servant David and the Levites who minister before me.” English Standard Version As the host of heaven cannot be numbered and the sands of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant, and the Levitical priests who minister to me.” Berean Standard Bible 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.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version 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.’ ” New American Standard Bible 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.’” NASB 1995 ‘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.’” NASB 1977 ‘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.’” Legacy Standard Bible 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.’” Amplified Bible 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.’” Christian Standard Bible 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.” Holman Christian Standard Bible 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.” American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version 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. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation 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." Good News Translation 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." International Standard Version 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.'" Majority Standard Bible 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.” NET Bible 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.'" New Heart English Bible 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.'" Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible 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.’” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAs 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.” Young's Literal Translation 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.' Smith's Literal Translation 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. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAs 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. Catholic Public Domain Version 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.” New American Bible 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. New Revised Standard Version 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAs 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. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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 OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917As 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. Audio Bible Context The Covenant with David…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. 22As 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.” 23Moreover, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:… Cross References Genesis 15:5 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.” Genesis 22:17 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. Hebrews 11:12 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. Romans 4:18 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.” Isaiah 10:22 Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness. Hosea 1:10 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.’ Genesis 32:12 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.’” Deuteronomy 1:10 The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky. 1 Kings 3:8 Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number. Nehemiah 9:23 You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess. 1 Chronicles 27:23 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. Psalm 147:4 He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name. Isaiah 48:19 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.” Isaiah 51:2 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. Romans 9:27 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved. Treasury of Scripture 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. Jeremiah 31:37 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. Genesis 13:16 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. Genesis 15:5 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. Psalm 22:30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. Psalm 89:3,4,29 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, … Isaiah 53:10-12 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. Isaiah 66:21 And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD. Ezekiel 44:15 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: Jump to Previous Army Counted Countless David Descendants Heaven Heavens Host Levites Measured Minister Ministers Multiply Numbered Possible Priests Sand Sands Sea Seashore Seed Servant Servants SkyJump to Next Army Counted Countless David Descendants Heaven Heavens Host Levites Measured Minister Ministers Multiply Numbered Possible Priests Sand Sands Sea Seashore Seed Servant Servants SkyJeremiah 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. As the host of heaven cannot be counted The phrase "host of heaven" refers to the celestial bodies—stars, planets, and other heavenly entities. In the Hebrew context, the word "host" (צָבָא, tsaba) often denotes an army or a vast multitude, emphasizing the innumerable nature of the stars. This imagery is rooted in the Abrahamic covenant, where God promised Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars (Genesis 15:5). The vastness of the heavens serves as a testament to God's boundless creation and His ability to fulfill His promises beyond human comprehension. and the sand of the sea cannot be measured so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me Hebrew Asאֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the hosts צְבָ֣א (ṣə·ḇā) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign of heaven הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky cannot לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be counted יִסָּפֵר֙ (yis·sā·p̄êr) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate [and] the sand ח֣וֹל (ḥō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2344: Sand of the sea הַיָּ֑ם (hay·yām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin cannot וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be measured, יִמַּ֖ד (yim·maḏ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4058: To stretch, to measure, to be extended so too כֵּ֣ן (kên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus will I multiply אַרְבֶּ֗ה (’ar·beh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great the descendants זֶ֙רַע֙ (ze·ra‘) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity of My servant עַבְדִּ֔י (‘aḇ·dî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant David דָּוִ֣ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse and the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֖ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi who minister מְשָׁרְתֵ֥י (mə·šā·rə·ṯê) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to before Me.” ס (s) Punctuation Strong's Hebrew Links Jeremiah 33:22 NIVJeremiah 33:22 NLT Jeremiah 33:22 ESV Jeremiah 33:22 NASB Jeremiah 33:22 KJV Jeremiah 33:22 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 33:22 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 33:22 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 33:22 French Bible Jeremiah 33:22 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 33:22 As the army of the sky can't (Jer.) |
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