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Jeremiah 17:25
then kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city. They will sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses with their officials, along with the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses Judah and Jerusalem regarding Sabbath observance, promising future restoration contingent on their obedience to Sabbath laws.
The words — The Hebrew מְלָכִים (me.la.Khim) translates literally as "kings," while יֹשְבִים (yo.she.Vim) means "who sit," together describing royal figures taking their place on David’s throne.
The thread — This promise of royal entry and eternal habitation echoes the Davidic covenant in 2 Samuel 7:16, the prophetic expansion in Isaiah 9:7, and the conditional warning in Jeremiah 22:4.
Why it lands — The text demands immediate Sabbath obedience as the condition for national restoration and presents the city’s permanent settlement as a direct result of covenant faithfulness.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 22:4 For if you will indeed carry out these commands, then kings who sit on David’s throne will enter through the gates of this palace riding on chariots and horses—they and their officials and their people.
- Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
- 2 Samuel 7:16 Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
- Jeremiah 33:15 In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Jeremiah 33:17 For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,
- Jeremiah 33:21 then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant and with My ministers the Levites who are priests, so that David will not have a son to reign on his throne.
- Hebrews 12:22 Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
- Exodus 12:14 And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
- Deuteronomy 17:16 But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’
- 1 Samuel 8:11 He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses, and to run in front of his chariots.