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Jeremiah 33:18

Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.

Neither shall the priests ... want a man before me ... to do sacrifice continually - referring to Messiah's literal priesthood (; ; Hebrews 7:24), and His followers' spiritual priesthood and sacrifices (; ; ; ; ; ), which shall never cease, according to the covenant with Levi, broken by the priests, but fulfilled in Messiah (, "The covenant of an everlasting priesthood," confirmed to Phinehas the priest for his zeal for God; Malachi 2:4; ).

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See also Jeremiah 33:18 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Jeremiah 33:18. _NEITHER SHALL THE PRIESTS THE LEVITES WANT A MAN_] This is a repetition of the promise made to Phinehas, Numbers 25:13....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    Read literally, these verses promise the permanent restoration of the Davidic throne and (of the Levitical priesthood. As a matter of fact Zedekiah was the last king of David’s line, and the Levitical...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 33 New Message of Restoration and Blessing _ 1. The call to pray and Jerusalem's overthrow (Jeremiah 33:1) _ 2. Future blessing and glory (Jeremiah 33:6) 3. The Branch of Righteousness; Je...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JEREMIAH 33. PROMISES OF RESTORATION. There may be a Jeremianic nucleus in the first half of the chapter, but Jeremiah 33:14, being imitative, and omitted by LXX, is probably late. Yahweh the Restorer...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE PRIESTS THE LEVITES. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 17:9; Numbers 25:10). App-92.Malachi 2:5....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Kingly and Priestly Offices shall be re-established....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    See introd. summary to the section. This portion of the ch. is clearly later than Jeremiah's time. The expression "Levitical priests" (see on Jeremiah 33:18) is not one which he uses elsewhere. Moreov...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The making of the Levites co-extensive with the priests, while in consonance with the Deuteronomic legislation (e.g. Deuteronomy 17:9; Deuteronomy 17:18), was no longer recognised in Nehemiah's day. P...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    3. _Special promises_ (Jeremiah 33:14-26) TRANSLATION (14) Behold, days are coming (oracle of the LORD) when I will fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the ho...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    33:18 fail (e-4) Lit. 'be cut off;' as ch. 35.19. burn (f-20) See Notes, Leviticus 1:9 ; Leviticus 2:2 . continually. (g-26) Lit. 'all the days.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    MEAT OFFERINGS] see on Jeremiah 17:26. 19-26. God's covenant is as sure as the ordinances of nature. 19F. See on Jeremiah 31:36 for the argument....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1-13. Restoration and honour again promised....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    NEITHER SHALL THE PRIESTS THE LEVITES WANT A MAN... — Here again we have a promise which received a fulfilment other than that which the words appeared to imply, and which doubtless was in the prophet...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ לַ † כֹּהֲנִים֙ הַ לְוִיִּ֔ם לֹֽא...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XXXI RESTORATION II THE NEW ISRAEL Jeremiah 23:3; Jeremiah 24:6; Jeremiah 30:1; Jeremiah 31:1;...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Following the story of the purchase of the field in Anathoth, with its signification, is a song of the ultimate restoration therein foretold. The song first celebrates the restoration of the people an...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Neither shall the priests the Levites lack a man before me to offer (o) burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually. (o) That is, chiefly meant of the spiritual sac...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Priests. This promise relates to the Christian priesthood; which shall also continue for ever: the functions of which (more especially the great sacrifice of the altar) are here expressed, by the name...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    I do not presume to decide, but I would venture to enquire, is not the Lord Jesus, both in his royal and in his priestly offices, pointed out here?...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    As to the priesthood, the same difficulty might be raised, for we know that the priesthood became corrupted; nay, that for the most part the priests not only became degenerate, but altogether sacrileg...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Chapter 33 repeats with ample and rich abundance the testimony to these blessings, and dwells particularly on the presence of the Messiah; it announces that the branch of righteousness shall grow up u...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    NEITHER SHALL THE PRIESTS THE LEVITES WANT A MAN BEFORE ME,.... The Levitical priesthood has been abolished long ago; that was typical of Christ's priesthood, and is succeeded by it; who is a priest f...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually. Ver. 18. _Neither shall the priest want a man._] Th...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _For thus saith the Lord, David shall never want a man_, &c. It is very evident that the prophecies in these verses were not fulfilled in the Jews after the Babylonish captivity; for, from that time t...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Neither shall the priests, the Levites, the members of the tribe of Levi, WANT A MAN BEFORE ME, there would never be a time when there would be no priest, namely, in the highest sense, spoken of the p...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE GLORY OF THE FUTURE...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    14-26 To crown the blessings God has in store, here is a promise of the Messiah. He imparts righteousness to his church, for he is made of God to us righteousness; and believers are made the righteou...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    The best interpreters understand this of a ministry to abide in the church to the end of the world, according to MATTHEW 28:20; nor is it unusual for God in the Old Testament to express promises relat...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Jeremiah 33:18 priests H3548 Levites H3881 lack H3772 (H8735) man H376 offer H5927 (H8688) offerings H5930 befor

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SUB-PART B. YHWH PROMISES THE RESTORATION OF THE DAVIDIC MONARCHY AND THE LEVITICAL PRIESTHOOD (JEREMIAH 33:1). The passage commences with, ‘Moreover the word of YHWH came to Jeremiah the second time...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    YHWH'S PROMISE THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A TRUE SON OF DAVID, AND A TRUE PRIESTHOOD, TO MEET THE NEEDS OF HIS PEOPLE (JEREMIAH 33:17). In a series of three short words from YHWH the guarantee is made...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    YHWH GUARANTEES THE PROVISION PERMANENTLY OF SUCCESSORS TO DAVID, AND SUCCESSORS TO THE LEVITICAL PRIESTHOOD WHILE THEY ARE STILL REQUIRED FOR THE OFFERING OF THE REGULAR OFFERINGS (JEREMIAH 33:17)....

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    YHWH PROMISES THAT IN ‘THE DAYS THAT ARE COMING' BOTH HIS CHOSEN (DAVIDIC) KINGSHIP AND HIS GOD-APPOINTED (LEVITICAL) PRIESTHOOD WILL BE MAINTAINED SO AS TO WATCH OVER HIS PEOPLE'S FUTURE (JEREMIAH 33...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Jeremiah 33:15. _In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land._ In the latter days, at...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Prophecy concering the Davidic kingdom. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Jeremiah. CONCLUSION: The Davidic covenant will in God's own time be literally fulfilled, to the great joy of the remnant of...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Jeremiah 33:3. _Call to me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things._ What a gracious promise in the time of war and siege, and impending extremities. God even now would have del...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—This chapter is in date and subject essentially linked to chapter 32. For Notes, therefore, see previous chapter. LITERARY CRITICISMS.— Jeremiah 33:3. “MIGHTY THINGS:” a...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION A chapter of promises, having reference, first, to the people and kingdom in general (Jeremiah 33:4), and then to the royal and priestly offices in particular (Jeremiah 33:14). The first pa...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, Thus saith the LORD the maker, the LORD that formed it, to establish it;...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 2:9; Ezekiel 43:19; Ezekiel 44:9; Ezekiel 45:5;

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE GLORIOUS FUTURE OF ISRAEL Jeremiah 33:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The opening verse of our study says, "Moreover the Word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time." This second vision was the vi...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    A man — That is, a ministry to abide in the church to the end of the world, nor is it unusual for God in the Old Testament to express promises to be fulfilled under the gospel by expressions proper to...

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