- not for ever:
- "And unto his sonª will I giveª° oneª tribe,ª that¹ Davidª my servantª may have¹ a lightª alwayª¹ beforeª me in Jerusalem,ª the cityª which¹ I have chosenª° me to putª° my nameª there.¹" {1Kg 11:36} + "If¹ his childrenª forsakeª° my law,ª and walk²°¹ not¹ in my judgments;ª ... My covenantª will I not¹ break,ª° nor¹ alterª° the thing that is gone outª of my lips.ª" {Psa 89:30-34} + "Therefore¹ the Lordª himself¹ shall giveª° you a sign;ª Behold,¹ a virginª shall conceive,²¹ and bearª° a son,ª and shall callª° his nameª Immanuel.ª²" {Isa 7:14} + "Of the increaseª of [his] governmentª and peaceª [there shall be] no¹ end,ª upon¹ the throneª of David,ª and upon¹ his kingdom,ª to orderª° it, and to establishª° it with judgmentª and with justiceª from henceforth¹¹ even for² ever.ª¹ The zealª of the LORDª of hostsª will performª° this.¹" {Isa 9:7} + "And there shall come forthª° a rodª out of the stemª¹ of Jesse,ª and a Branchª shall growª° out of his roots:ª¹ ... And in that¹ dayª there shall be¹ a rootª of Jesse,ª which¹ shall standª° for an ensignª of the people;ª to¹ it shall the Gentilesª seek:ª° and his restª shall be¹ glorious.ª" {Isa 11:1-10} + "Behold,¹ the daysª come,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª that I will raiseª° unto Davidª a righteousª Branch,ª and a Kingª shall reignª° and prosper,ª° and shall executeª° judgmentª and justiceª in the earth.ª ... In his daysª Judahª shall be saved,ª° and Israelª shall dwellª° safely:ª and this¹ [is] his nameª whereby¹ he shall be called,ª° THE LORD¹ OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.²¹" {Jer 23:5-6} + "For¹ the Lordª will not¹ cast offª° for ever:ª ... But¹ though¹ he cause grief,ª° yet will he have compassionª° according to the multitudeª of his mercies.ª" {Lam 3:31-32} + "Heª shall beª° great,ª andª shall be calledª° the Sonª of the Highest:ª andª the Lordª Godª shall giveª° unto himª the¹ throneª of hisª fatherª David:ª ... Andª he shall reignª° overª the¹ houseª of Jacobª for² ever;ª¹ andª of hisª kingdomª there shall beª° noª end.ª" {Lke 1:32-33} + "Andª Josephª alsoª went upª° fromª Galilee,ª out ofª the cityª of Nazareth,ª intoª Judaea,ª untoª the cityª of David,ª whichª is calledª° Bethlehem;ª (becauseª heª wasª° ofª the houseª andª lineageª of David:)ª" {Lke 2:4} + "Forª unto youª is bornª° this dayª inª the cityª of Davidª a Saviour,ª whichª isª° Christª the Lord.ª" {Lke 2:11}
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