Yeremia 33:17

33:17 For I, the Lord, promise: “David will never lack a successor to occupy ¹  the throne over the nation of Israel. ² 

Yeremia 33:1

The Lord Promises a Second Time to Restore Israel and Judah

33:1 The Lord spoke ³  to Jeremiah a second time while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse. ⁴ 

Yeremia 2:1

The Lord Recalls Israel’s Earlier Faithfulness

2:1 The Lord spoke to me. He said:

[33:17]  ¹ tn Heb “a man shall not be cut off to David [i.e., belonging to the Davidic line] sitting on the throne of the house of Israel.”

[33:17]  ² sn It should be noted once again that the reference is to all Israel, not just to Judah (cf. Jer 23:5-6; 30:9).

[33:1]  ³ sn The introductory statement here ties this incident in with the preceding chapter which was the first time that the Lord spoke to him about the matters discussed here. There is no indication of how much time passed between the two incidents though it appears that the situation has worsened somewhat (cf. v. 4).

[33:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah a second time…, saying.”