‏ Jeremiah 33:20

20“I, the Lord, make the following promise: ▼
▼tn Heb “Thus says the Lord.” However, the Lord is speaking, so the first person introduction has again been adopted. The content of the verse shows that it is a promise to David (vv. 21-22) and the Levites based on a contrary-to-fact condition (v. 20). See, further, the translator’s note at the end of the next verse for explanation of the English structure adopted here.
‘I have made a covenant with the day ▼
▼tn The word יוֹמָם (yomam) is normally an adverb meaning “daytime, by day, daily.” However, here, in v. 25, and in Jer 15:9 it means “day, daytime” (cf. BDB 401 s.v. יוֹמָם 1).
and with the night that they will always come at their proper times. Only if you people ▼
▼tn Heb “you.” The pronoun is plural as in 32:36, 43 and 33:10.
could break that covenant
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