FACT CHECK · THEOLOGY: LAND AND COVENANT
Claim: Jeremiah 25:5: is the land given "forever and ever"?
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
The Hebrew ends "lemin olam ve'ad olam". JPS 1917 and Koren: "the land the LORD has given to you and your fathers, for ever and ever". Newer JPS ties it to "dwell". Both readings exist.
SOURCE
Sefaria: Masoretic text, JPS 1917, Koren
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