25. I will extend his kingdomfrom the Mediterranean to the River Euphrates.
26. He will say to me,‘You are my father and my God;you are my protector and saviour.’
27. I will make him my firstborn son,the greatest of all kings.
28. I will always keep my promise to him,and my covenant with him will last for ever.
29. His dynasty will be as permanent as the sky;a descendant of his will always be king.
30. “But if his descendants disobey my lawand do not live according to my commands,
31. if they disregard my instructionsand do not keep my commandments,
32. then I will punish them for their sins;I will make them suffer for their wrongs.
33. But I will not stop loving Davidor fail to keep my promise to him.
34. I will not break my covenant with himor take back even one promise I made him.
35. “Once and for all I have promised by my holy name:I will never lie to David.
36. He will always have descendants,and I will watch over his kingdom as long as the sun shines.
37. It will be as permanent as the moon,that faithful witness in the sky.”
38. But you are angry with your chosen king;you have deserted and rejected him.
39. You have broken your covenant with your servantand thrown his crown in the mud.
40. You have torn down the walls of his cityand left his forts in ruins.
41. All who pass by steal his belongings;all his neighbours laugh at him.
42. You have given the victory to his enemies;you have made them all happy.