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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.

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35Thus 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.”

37This 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 24:35Classic cross-references Genesis 8:22Classic cross-references Isaiah 45:7Classic cross-references Genesis 1:14Classic cross-references Jeremiah 33:25Classic cross-references

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Thusכֹּ֣ה׀H3541Adverbsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwho givesנֹתֵ֥ןH5414Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthe sunשֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙H8121Noun - common singularfor lightלְא֣וֹרH216Preposition-l | Noun - common singularby dayיוֹמָ֔םH3119Adverb[who] sets in orderחֻקֹּ֛תH2708Noun - feminine plural constructthe moonיָרֵ֥חַH3394Noun - masculine singularand starsוְכוֹכָבִ֖יםH3556Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine pluralfor lightלְא֣וֹרH216Preposition-l | Noun - common singularby nightלָ֑יְלָהH3915Noun - masculine singularwho stirs upרֹגַ֤עH7280Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthe seaהַיָּם֙H3220Article | Noun - masculine singularso that its wavesגַלָּ֔יוH1530Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularroarוַיֶּהֱמ֣וּH1993Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתH6635Noun - common pluralis His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃H8034Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 36

Cross-references

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

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Only ifאִם־H518Conjunctionthisהָאֵ֛לֶּהH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralfixed orderהַחֻקִּ֥יםH2706Article | Noun - masculine pluraldepartedיָמֻ֜שׁוּH4185Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralfrom My presenceמִלְּפָנַ֖יH6440Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singulardeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwould Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singulardescendantsזֶ֨רַעH2233Noun - masculine singular construct-גַּם֩H1571Conjunctioneverכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַיָּמִֽים׃סH3117Article | Noun - masculine pluralceaseיִשְׁבְּת֗וּH7673Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralto beמִֽהְי֥וֹתH1961Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructa nationגּ֛וֹיH1471Noun - masculine singularbefore Meלְפָנַ֖יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

Verse 37

Cross-references

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

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This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀H3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularOnly ifאִם־H518Conjunctionthe heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙H8064Noun - masculine pluralaboveמִלְמַ֔עְלָהH4605Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singularcould be measuredיִמַּ֤דּוּH4058Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraland the foundationsמֽוֹסְדֵי־H4144Noun - masculine plural constructof the earthאֶ֖רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularbelowלְמָ֑טָּהH4295Preposition-l | Adverb. . .גַּם־H1571Conjunctionsearched outוְיֵחָקְר֥וּH2713Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralwould Iאֲנִ֞יH589Pronoun - first person common singularrejectאֶמְאַ֨סH3988Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularallבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singulardescendantsזֶ֧רַעH2233Noun - masculine singular constructbecause ofעַֽל־H5921Prepositionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativethey have doneעָשׂ֖וּH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluraldeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃סH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

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