Jeremiah 33:21 (GNV)

Passage

Then may my couenant be broken with Dauid my seruant, that he should not haue a sonne to reigne vpon his throne, and with the Leuites, and Priests my ministers.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 33:19 And the worde of the Lord came vnto Ieremiah, saying,

Jeremiah 33:20 Thus sayth the Lord, If you can breake my couenant of the day, and my couenant of the night, that there should not be day, and night in their season,

Jeremiah 33:21 Then may my couenant be broken with Dauid my seruant, that he should not haue a sonne to reigne vpon his throne, and with the Leuites, and Priests my ministers.

Jeremiah 33:22 As the army of heauen can not be nombred, neither the sand of the sea measured: so wil I multiplie the seede of Dauid my seruant, and the Leuites, that minister vnto me.

Jeremiah 33:23 Moreouer, the worde of the Lord came to Ieremiah, saying,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "couenant", "broken", "dauid", "seruant", "should", "haue", "sonne", and "reigne". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "couenant" and "broken", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "Thus sayth the Lord If you can..." into verse 22's "As the army of heauen can not...", so "couenant" and "broken" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "couenant" and "broken" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.