⁵ “If my house were not right with God,
    surely he would not have made with me an everlasting covenant,^(A)
    arranged and secured in every part;
surely he would not bring to fruition my salvation
    and grant me my every desire.

¹⁷ He confirmed it to Jacob^(A) as a decree,
    to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

⁵ The earth is defiled^(A) by its people;
    they have disobeyed^(B) the laws,
violated the statutes
    and broken the everlasting covenant.^(C)