Jeremiah 33:17

“For thus saith the Lord, etc.] Confirming the above promise concerning the Messiah; giving a reason why his coming may be expected; and why the salvation, justification, and final perseverance of his church and people, are certain things, and to be depended upon: David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; or, “there shall not be cut off unto David a man”f651; and this is not to be understood of the temporal kingdom of David, which has been at an end long ago: Jeconiah, that was carried captive into Babylon, was written childless, and left no issue; and Zerubbabel, the only one of David’s seed that made any figure after the captivity, was not a king; this is…”

“The promises of perpetuity of the throne of David fulfilled in Messiah, the son of David (Sa2 7:16; Kg1 2:4; Psa 89:4, Psa 89:29, Psa 89:36; compare Luk 1:32-33).”

“Read literally, these verses promise the permanent restoration of the Davidic throne and (of the Levitical priesthood. As a matter of fact Zedekiah was the last king of David’s line, and the Levitical priest-hood has long passed away. Both these changes Jeremiah himself foretold Jeremiah 22:30; Jeremiah 3:16. In what way then is this apparent contradiction (compare Isaiah 66:20-23; Ezek. 40–48) to be explained? The solution is probably as follows. It was necessary that the Bible should be intelligible to the people at the time when it was written, and in some degree to the writer. The Davidic kingship and the Levitical priest-hood were symbols, which represented to the Jew all that was most…”

“David - That is, apparently a promise relating to Christ, for David's line had failed long since, had it not been continued in Christ, whose kingdom is and shall be an everlasting kingdom. Jeremiah 33:18”

“33:17 Though Zedekiah was the last descendant of David to rule over the kingdom of Judah, the Messiah, a future descendant of David, would be Israel’s king forever.”

“David shall never want: Heb. There shall not be cut off from David, Jer 35:19; Sa2 3:29, Sa2 7:14-16; Kg1 2:4, Kg1 8:25 \*marg. Ch1 17:11-14, Ch1 17:27; Psa 89:29-37; Isa 9:7; Luk 1:32, Luk 1:33 Jeremiah 33:18”