^{17 Ref} For the Lord has said, David will never be without a man to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel;

^{18 Ref} And the priests and the Levites will never be without a man to come before me, offering burned offerings and perfumes and meal offerings and offerings of beasts at all times.

¹⁹ And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,

^{20 Ref} 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,

^{21 Ref} Then my agreement with my servant David may be broken, so that he no longer has a son to take his place on the seat of the kingdom; and my agreement with the Levites, the priests, my servants.

^{22 Ref} As it is not possible for the army of heaven to be numbered, or the sand of the sea measured, so will I make the seed of my servant David, and the Levites my servants.