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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New International Version
For this is what the LORD says: ‘David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel,

New Living Translation
For this is what the LORD says: David will have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel forever.

English Standard Version
“For thus says the LORD: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,

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

King James Bible
For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

New King James Version
“For thus says the LORD: ‘David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;

New American Standard Bible
For this is what the LORD says: ‘David shall not lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;

NASB 1995
“For thus says the LORD, ‘David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;

NASB 1977
“For thus says the LORD, ‘David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;

Legacy Standard Bible
For thus says Yahweh, ‘David shall not have a man cut off from sitting on the throne of the house of Israel;

Amplified Bible
For thus says the LORD, ‘David shall never lack a man (descendant) to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;

Christian Standard Bible
“For this is what the LORD says: David will never fail to have a man sitting on the throne of the house of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“For this is what the LORD says: David will never fail to have a man sitting on the throne of the house of Israel.

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

Contemporary English Version
The king of Israel will be one of David's descendants,

English Revised Version
For thus saith the LORD: David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"This is what the LORD says: David will never fail to have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel.

Good News Translation
I, the LORD, promise that there will always be a descendant of David to be king of Israel

International Standard Version
For this is what the LORD says: 'David will never be without a man sitting on the throne of the house of Israel,

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

NET Bible
For I, the LORD, promise: "David will never lack a successor to occupy the throne over the nation of Israel.

New Heart English Bible
For thus says the LORD: "David shall never want a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;

Webster's Bible Translation
For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

World English Bible
For Yahweh says: “David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
For thus said YHWH: “A man sitting on the throne of the house of Israel [is] never cut off from David,

Young's Literal Translation
For thus said Jehovah: 'Not cut off to David is one sitting on the throne of the house of Israel,

Smith's Literal Translation
For thus said Jehovah, I will not cut off to David a man sitting upon the throne of the house of Israel;

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
For thus saith the Lord: There shall not be cut off from David a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For thus says the Lord: There shall not cease to be a man from David sitting upon the throne of the house of Israel.

New American Bible
For thus says the LORD: David shall never lack a successor on the throne of the house of Israel,

New Revised Standard Version
For thus says the LORD: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
For thus says the LORD, David shall never lack an heir to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because thus says LORD JEHOVAH: “David will not lack a son who dwells on the throne of the house of Israel

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
For thus saith the LORD: There shall not be cut off unto David a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

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Context

The Covenant with David
…16In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. 17For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, 18nor will the priests who are Levites ever fail to have a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to present sacrifices.”…

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Cross References

2 Samuel 7:16
Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”

1 Kings 2:4
and 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.’

1 Chronicles 17:12-14
He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor. / But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”

Psalm 89:3-4
You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: / ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah

Psalm 132:11-12
The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne. / If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”

Isaiah 9:7
Of 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.

Ezekiel 37:24-25
My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes. / They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.

Zechariah 6:12-13
And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD. / Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’

Matthew 1:1
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

Matthew 1:6
and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,

Luke 1:32-33
He 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, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”

Luke 1:69
He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,

Acts 2:30
But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.

Romans 1:3
regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,

Romans 15:12
And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”

Treasury of Scripture

For thus said the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;

David shall never want.

Jeremiah 35:19
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.

2 Samuel 3:29
Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.

2 Samuel 7:14-16
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: …

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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.

Berean Study Bible

For this is what the LORD says
This phrase underscores the divine authority and certainty of the message. The Hebrew word for "LORD" is "Yahweh," the covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature. This introduction assures the reader that the promise is not from a human source but from God Himself, who is faithful and sovereign over history.

David will never lack a man
The promise to David is rooted in the Davidic Covenant found in 2 Samuel 7:12-16, where God assures David that his lineage will endure forever. The Hebrew word for "lack" is "karath," which can also mean "cut off." This implies a perpetual continuity of David's line, signifying God's unwavering commitment to His covenant. Historically, this was a profound assurance during times of national turmoil and exile, when the Davidic line seemed threatened.

to sit on the throne
The throne symbolizes authority, governance, and the fulfillment of God's promises. In the ancient Near East, a throne was not just a seat of power but a symbol of divine sanction. The phrase indicates not just a physical reign but a divinely ordained leadership. This promise finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the "Son of David" in the New Testament, signifying His rightful place as the eternal King.

of the house of Israel
The "house of Israel" refers to the united people of God, encompassing all twelve tribes. This promise extends beyond the physical nation to the spiritual Israel, the Church, which includes all believers in Christ. The historical context of Jeremiah's prophecy was a divided and exiled Israel, making this promise of restoration and unity particularly poignant. It reassures believers of God's plan to restore and unify His people under the eternal reign of Christ.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(17) David shall never want a man . . .--The words are hardly more than a repetition of promises like those of 2Samuel 7:16; 1Kings 2:4; Psalm 89:29; Psalm 89:36, but it is here repeated under very different circumstances. Then it had been given when the line of David was in all the freshness of its strength. Now it is uttered when that line seemed on the very point of dying out. The hope of the prophet is, however, inextinguishable. He is certain that the true King will always be of the house of David. It lay almost in the nature of the case that the words of the prophet should find a fulfilment other than that which was present to his thoughts; and that, while he pictured to himself an unbroken succession of sovereigns of David's line, there was in fact a higher fulfilment in the continuous sovereignty of the Christ as the true Son of David. We have something like an echo of the words in the words of the Angel at the Annunciation (Luke 1:32-33), and it is an echo that interprets them.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 17. - David shall never want a man, etc. This is, in fact, a republication of the promise given by Nathan in 2 Samuel 7:12-16. It agrees in form with the announcements in 1 Kings 2:4; 1 Kings 8:25; 1 Kings 9:5.

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

For
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

this is what
כֹ֖ה (ḵōh)
Adverb
Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

the LORD
יְהוָ֑ה (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

David
לְדָוִ֔ד (lə·ḏā·wiḏ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

will never
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

lack
יִכָּרֵ֣ת (yik·kā·rêṯ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant

a man
אִ֕ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

to sit
יֹשֵׁ֖ב (yō·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the throne
כִּסֵּ֥א (kis·sê)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3678: Seat of honor, throne

of the house
בֵֽית־ (ḇêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

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