Study it in the app“then also my covenant may be broken with David my servant, so that he will not have a son reigning on his throne, and with the Levites, the priests, my ministers.”
God compares his covenant with David to the fixed order of day and nightFaithfulness
then alsoגַּםmy covenantבְּרִיתִיmay be brokenתֻפַרwith Davidאֶת דָּוִדmy servant,עַבְדִּיso that he will notמִhaveהְיוֹת לוֹa sonבֵןreigningמֹלֵךְon his throne,עַל כִּסְאוֹand with the Levites,וְאֶת הַלְוִיִּםthe priests,הַכֹּהֲנִיםmy ministers.מְשָׁרְתָי
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “beriti” appearsannul
To void a covenant or vow; spoil a plan.
Where else “tufar” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsservant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avdi” appearsexist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “heot” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appearsreign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “molech” appearsthrone
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kis” appearsLevite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appearspriest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appearsminister
To serve in worship before YHWH.
Where else “mesharta” appears20“Thus says YHWH: If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that there will not be day and night in their time,
21 · This verse (above)
22As the army of the heavens cannot be counted, and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant, and the Levites who minister to me.”
