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;
Jeremiah 33:20 in other translations
| BSB | “This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time, |
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| WEB | “The LORD says: ‘If you can break my covenant of the day and my covenant of the night, so that there will not be day and night in their time, |
| ASV | Thus saith Jehovah: If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, so that there shall not be day and night in their season; |
| YLT | ‘Thus said Jehovah: If ye do break My covenant of the day, And My covenant of the night, So that they are not daily and nightly in their season, |
| DARBY | Thus saith Jehovah: If ye can break my covenant in respect of the day, and my covenant in respect of the night, so that there should not be day and night in their season, |
| BBE | The Lord has said: If it is possible for my agreement of the day and the night to be broken, so that day and night no longer come at their fixed times, |
| Webster | Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, so that there should not be day and night in their season; |
What does Jeremiah 33:20 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 33:14-26
To crown the blessings God has in store, here is a promise of the Messiah. He imparts righteousness to his church, for he is made of God to us righteousness; and believers are made the righteousness of God in him. Christ is our Lord God, our righteousness, our sanctification, and our redemption. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. But in this world prosperity and adversity succeed each other, as light and…
Jeremiah 33:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 33:20
- Genesis 8:22
While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
- Isaiah 54:9-10
For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
- Psalms 89:37
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
- Psalms 104:19-23
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. …
- Jeremiah 31:35-37
Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name: If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever. Thus saith the Lord; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the Lord.
- Jeremiah 33:25-26
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; 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.
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Context
- 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;
- Jeremiah 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.
Jeremiah 33:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Así ha dicho Jehová: Si pudiereis invalidar mi concierto con el día y mi concierto con la noche, por manera que no haya día ni noche á su tiempo, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ainsi dit l’ Éternel: Quand vous romprez mon alliance touchant le jour, et mon alliance touchant la nuit, de sorte qu’il n’y ait pas de jour et de nuit en leur temps, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | So spricht Jehova: Wenn ihr meinen Bund betreffs des Tages und meinen Bund betreffs der Nacht brechen könnt, so daß Tag und Nacht nicht mehr seien zu ihrer Zeit, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hæc dicit Dominus: Si irritum potest fieri pactum meum cum die, et pactum meum cum nocte, ut non sit dies et nox in tempore suo, |