27. Yes, I will make him the firstborn.He will be the Most High to the kings of the earth.
28. My mercy will stay with him forever.My promise to him is unbreakable.
29. I will make his dynasty endure foreverand his throne like the days of heaven.
30. “If his descendants abandon my teachingsand do not live by my rules,
31. if they violate my lawsand do not obey my commandments,
32. then with a rod I will punish their rebellionand their crimes with beatings.