Jer 33:20 | NETfull | STEP | “I, Lord , make the following promise: ‘I have made a covenant with the day and with the night that they will always come at their proper times. Only if you people could break that covenant

Jeremiah 33:20

20 “I, Lord, make the following promise: ^{▼▼ 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 ^{▼▼ The word יוֹמָם (yomam) is normally an adverb meaning “daytime, by day, daily.” However, here and 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 ^{▼▼ Heb “you.” The pronoun is plural as in 32:36, 43; 33:10.} could break that covenant