Jeremiah 33:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

and there will be more descendants of David and of the priests from the Levi tribe than stars in the sky or grains of sand on the beach.

Cross References

Genesis 13:16

I will give you more descendants than there are specks of dust on the earth, and some day it will be easier to count the specks of dust than to count your descendants.

Genesis 15:5

Then the LORD took Abram outside and said, “Look at the sky and see if you can count the stars. That's how many descendants you will have.”

Genesis 22:17

“I will bless you and give you such a large family, that some day your descendants will be more numerous than the stars in the sky or the grains of sand along the beach. They will defeat their enemies and take over the cities where their enemies live.

Genesis 28:14

Your descendants will spread over the earth in all directions and will become as numerous as the specks of dust. Your family will be a blessing to all people.

Psalm 22:30

In the future, everyone will worship and learn about you, our Lord.

Psalm 89:29

“One of David's descendants will always be king, and his family will rule until the sky disappears.

Isaiah 48:19

Your nation would be blessed with more people than there are grains of sand along the seashore. And I would never have let your country be destroyed.

Isaiah 66:21

I promise that some of them will be priests and others will be helpers in my temple. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Jeremiah 30:19

Other nations will respect and honour you. Your homes will be filled with children, and you will celebrate, singing praises to me.

Jeremiah 31:37

Can you measure the heavens? Can you explore the depths of the earth? That's how hard it would be for me to reject Israel for ever, even though they have sinned. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Jeremiah 33:18

and there will always be priests from the Levi tribe serving at my altar and offering sacrifices to please me and to give thanks.

Jeremiah 33:23

The LORD also said:

Ezekiel 37:10

As soon as I said this, the wind blew among the bodies, and they came back to life! They all stood up, and there were enough to make a large army.

Ezekiel 44:15

The priests of the Levi tribe who are descendants of Zadok the priest were faithful to me, even when the rest of the Israelites turned away. And so, these priests will continue to serve as my priests and to offer the fat and the blood of sacrifices.

Hosea 1:10

Some day it will be impossible to count the people of Israel, because there will be as many of them as there are grains of sand along the seashore. They are now called “Not My People”, but in the future they will be called “Children of the Living God”.

Zechariah 10:8

I will give a signal for them to come together because I have rescued them. And there will be as many as ever before.

Zechariah 12:8

I, the LORD God, will protect Jerusalem. Even the weakest person there will be as strong as David, and David's kingdom will rule as though my very own angel were its leader.

Zechariah 2:4

and said, “Hurry! Tell that man with the measuring line that Jerusalem won't have any boundaries. It will be too full of people and animals even to have a wall.

Hebrews 11:12

Her husband Abraham was almost dead, but he became the ancestor of many people. In fact, there are as many of them as there are stars in the sky or grains of sand along the beach.