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Jeremiah 31:35-37

Everlasting Love, Restored Joy, and the New Covenant

The chapter moves from covenant restoration of all Israel, to joyful return, to Rachel's comfort and Ephraim's repentance, to Judah's restoration, to the New Covenant promise, and finally to the permanence of Israel and rebuilt Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

35 Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:

36 “Only if this fixed order departed from My presence, declares the LORD, would Israel’s descendants ever cease to be a nation before Me.”

37 This is what the LORD says: “Only if the heavens above could be measured and the foundations of the earth below searched out would I reject all of Israel’s descendants because of all they have done,” declares the LORD.

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Verse 35

Cross-references

Matthew 24:35 Classic cross-references Genesis 8:22 Classic cross-references Isaiah 45:7 Classic cross-references Genesis 1:14 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 33:25 Classic cross-references

Original words

Thus כֹּ֣ה׀ H3541 Adverb says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular the LORD יְהוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular who gives נֹתֵ֥ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular the sun שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ H8121 Noun - common singular for light לְא֣וֹר H216 Preposition-l | Noun - common singular by day יוֹמָ֔ם H3119 Adverb [who] sets in order חֻקֹּ֛ת H2708 Noun - feminine plural construct the moon יָרֵ֥חַ H3394 Noun - masculine singular and stars וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים H3556 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural for light לְא֣וֹר H216 Preposition-l | Noun - common singular by night לָ֑יְלָה H3915 Noun - masculine singular who stirs up רֹגַ֤ע H7280 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular the sea הַיָּם֙ H3220 Article | Noun - masculine singular so that its waves גַלָּ֔יו H1530 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular roar וַיֶּהֱמ֣וּ H1993 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural the LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular of Hosts צְבָא֖וֹת H6635 Noun - common plural is His name שְׁמֽוֹ׃ H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 36

Cross-references

Isaiah 54:9 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 33:20 Classic cross-references Psalms 89:36 Classic cross-references Psalms 148:6 Classic cross-references Romans 11:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

Only if אִם־ H518 Conjunction this הָאֵ֛לֶּה H428 Article | Pronoun - common plural fixed order הַחֻקִּ֥ים H2706 Article | Noun - masculine plural departed יָמֻ֜שׁוּ H4185 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural from My presence מִלְּפָנַ֖י H6440 Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular would Israel’s יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular descendants זֶ֨רַע H2233 Noun - masculine singular construct - גַּם֩ H1571 Conjunction ever כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . הַיָּמִֽים׃ס H3117 Article | Noun - masculine plural cease יִשְׁבְּת֗וּ H7673 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural to be מִֽהְי֥וֹת H1961 Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct a nation גּ֛וֹי H1471 Noun - masculine singular before Me לְפָנַ֖י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

Verse 37

Cross-references

Jeremiah 33:24 Classic cross-references Isaiah 40:12 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 33:26 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 33:22 Classic cross-references Lamentations 3:31 Classic cross-references

Original words

This is what כֹּ֣ה׀ H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Only if אִם־ H518 Conjunction the heavens שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ H8064 Noun - masculine plural above מִלְמַ֔עְלָה H4605 Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular could be measured יִמַּ֤דּוּ H4058 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural and the foundations מֽוֹסְדֵי־ H4144 Noun - masculine plural construct of the earth אֶ֖רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular below לְמָ֑טָּה H4295 Preposition-l | Adverb . . . גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction searched out וְיֵחָקְר֥וּ H2713 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural would I אֲנִ֞י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular reject אֶמְאַ֨ס H3988 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular all בְּכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of Israel’s יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular descendants זֶ֧רַע H2233 Noun - masculine singular construct because of עַֽל־ H5921 Preposition all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative they have done עָשׂ֖וּ H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ס H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

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