The priesthood will continue

'''Back to [[Bible Topic from Genesis to Revelation]]''' '''Back to [['Jeremiah]]''' ---- Jer 33:17: For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;<br/> Jer 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.<br/> Jer 33:19: And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying,<br/> Jer 33:20: 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;<br/> Jer 33:21: Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.<br/> Jer 33:22: 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.<br/> Jer 33:23: Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,<br/> Jer 33:24: Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.<br/> Jer 33:25: 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;<br/> Jer 33:26: Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them. [[Category:Bible Topic]]