Jeremiah 33:18 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 33:16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.

Jeremiah 33:17 For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

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.

Jeremiah 33:19 And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying,

Jeremiah 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;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "shall", "priests", "levites", "want", "before", "offer", and "burnt". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neither" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "For thus saith the LORD David shall..." into verse 19's "And the word of the LORD came...", so "neither" and "shall" 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 "neither" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.