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35 Thus says Yahweh, who gives the sun for light by day, the regulations of the moon and the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea and its waves roar—Yahweh of hosts is his name. 36 “If these rules would cease from before me,”[a] declares[b] Yahweh, “also the offspring of Israel would cease from being a nation before me[c] forever.”[d] 37 Thus says Yahweh, “If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth below can be explored, also I will reject all the offspring of Israel because of all that they have done,” declares[e] Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:36 Literally “to the face of me”
  2. Jeremiah 31:36 Literally “a declaration of”
  3. Jeremiah 31:36 Literally “to the face of me”
  4. Jeremiah 31:36 Literally “all the days”
  5. Jeremiah 31:37 Literally “a declaration of”

35 This is what the Lord says,

he who appoints(A) the sun
    to shine by day,
who decrees the moon and stars
    to shine by night,(B)
who stirs up the sea(C)
    so that its waves roar(D)
    the Lord Almighty is his name:(E)
36 “Only if these decrees(F) vanish from my sight,”
    declares the Lord,
“will Israel(G) ever cease
    being a nation before me.”

37 This is what the Lord says:

“Only if the heavens above can be measured(H)
    and the foundations of the earth below be searched out
will I reject(I) all the descendants of Israel
    because of all they have done,”
declares the Lord.

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