CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Jeremiah 31:37 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.</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/jeremiah/31-37.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/1/24_Jer_31_37.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Jeremiah 31:37 - Mourning Turned to Joy" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="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." /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/jeremiah/31-37.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/jeremiah/31-37.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/jeremiah/">Jeremiah</a> > <a href="/jeremiah/31.htm">Chapter 31</a> > Verse 37</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad17.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/jeremiah/31-36.htm" title="Jeremiah 31:36">◄</a> Jeremiah 31:37 <a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm" title="Jeremiah 31:38">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/jeremiah/31.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/31.htm">New International Version</a> This is what the LORD says: &#8220Only if the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth below be searched out will I reject all the descendants of Israel because of all they have done,&#8221 declares the LORD. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/31.htm">New Living Translation</a> This is what the LORD says: “Just as the heavens cannot be measured and the foundations of the earth cannot be explored, so I will not consider casting them away for the evil they have done. I, the LORD, have spoken! <a href="/esv/jeremiah/31.htm">English Standard Version</a> Thus says the LORD: “If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth below can be explored, then I will cast off all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done, declares the LORD.” <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/31.htm">King James Bible</a> Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/31.htm">New King James Version</a> Thus says the LORD: “If heaven above can be measured, And the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel For all that they have done, says the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: “If the heavens above can be measured And the foundations of the earth searched out below, Then I will also reject all the descendants of Israel For everything that they have done,” declares the LORD. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/31.htm">NASB 1995</a> Thus says the LORD, &#8220If the heavens above can be measured And the foundations of the earth searched out below, Then I will also cast off all the offspring of Israel For all that they have done,&#8221 declares the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Thus says the LORD, “If the heavens above can be measured, And the foundations of the earth searched out below, Then I will also cast off all the offspring of Israel For all that they have done,” declares the LORD. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Thus says Yahweh, “If the heavens above can be measured And the foundations of the earth searched out below, Then I will also reject all the seed of Israel For all that they have done,” declares Yahweh. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Thus says the LORD, “If the heavens above can be measured And the foundations of the earth searched out below, Then I will also cast off and abandon all the descendants of Israel For all that they have done,” says the LORD. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “This is what the LORD says: Only if the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth below explored, will I reject all of Israel’s descendants because of all they have done — this is the LORD’s declaration. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This is what the LORD says: If the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth below explored, I will reject all of Israel&#8217s descendants because of all they have done— this is the LORD&#8217s declaration. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/31.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thus saith Jehovah: If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then will I also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith Jehovah. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Can you measure the heavens? Can you explore the depths of the earth? That's how hard it would be for me to reject Israel forever, even though they have sinned. I, the LORD, have spoken. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/31.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thus saith the LORD: If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then will I also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is what the LORD says: Only if the heavens could be measured or the foundations of the earth could be searched, would I ever reject all of Israel's descendants because of everything that they have done, declares the LORD. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/31.htm">Good News Translation</a> If one day the sky could be measured and the foundations of the earth explored, only then would he reject the people of Israel because of all they have done. The LORD has spoken. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/31.htm">International Standard Version</a> This is what the LORD says: "If the heavens could be measured above, or the foundations of the earth be searched out below, then I also would reject all the descendants of Israel because of everything they have done," declares the LORD. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/31.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD says, "I will not reject all the descendants of Israel because of all that they have done. That could only happen if the heavens above could be measured or the foundations of the earth below could all be explored," says the LORD. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Thus says the LORD: "If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then will I also cast off all the descendants of Israel for all that they have done," says the LORD. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD. <a href="/web/jeremiah/31.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh says: “If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then I will also cast off all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done,” says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Thus said YHWH: “If the heavens above can be measured, "" And the foundations of earth searched below, "" Even I kick against all the seed of Israel, "" For all that they have done,” "" A declaration of YHWH. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Thus said Jehovah: If the heavens above be measured, And the foundations of earth below searched, Even I kick against all the seed of Israel, For all that they have done, An affirmation of Jehovah. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thus said Jehovah: If the heavens from above shall be measured, and the foundations of the earth shall be searched out beneath, I also will reject in all the seed of Israel for all which they did, says Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thus saith the Lord: If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I also will cast away all the seed of Israel, for all that they have done, saith the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Thus says the Lord: “If the heavens above are able to be measured, and if the foundations of the earth beneath can be examined, I also will cast aside all the offspring of Israel, because of all that they have done, says the Lord. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/31.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus says the LORD: If the heavens on high could be measured, or the foundations below the earth be explored, Then would I reject all the offspring of Israel because of all they have done—oracle of the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Thus says the LORD: If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth below can be explored, then I will reject all the offspring of Israel because of all they have done, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Thus says the LORD: If the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth below explored, then I will also reject all the descendants of Israel for all that they have done, says the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Thus says LORD JEHOVAH: “If the Heavens will be measured from above, and the foundations of the Earth will be searched out from beneath, I also shall reject all the seed of Israel for everything that they have done, says LORD JEHOVAH”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thus saith the LORD: If heaven above can be measured, And the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, Then will I also cast off all the seed of Israel For all that they have done, saith the LORD. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Though the sky should be raised to a greater height, saith the Lord, and though the ground of the earth should be sunk lower beneath, yet I will not cast off the family of Israel, saith the Lord, for all that they have done. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=9606" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Mourning Turned to Joy</a> …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<a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">“Only if</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: šā·ma·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">the heavens</a> <a href="/hebrew/4605.htm" title="4605: mil·ma‘·lāh (Prep-m, Prep-l:: Adv:: 3fs) -- From alah; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.">above</a> <a href="/hebrew/4058.htm" title="4058: yim·mad·dū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To measure. A primitive root: properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure; figuratively, to be extended.">could be measured</a> <a href="/hebrew/4144.htm" title="4144: mō·ws·ḏê- (N-mpc) -- Foundation. From yacad; a foundation.">and the foundations</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/4295.htm" title="4295: lə·māṭ·ṭāh (Prep-l:: Adv) -- From avar with directive enclitic appended; downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes.">below</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2713.htm" title="2713: wə·yê·ḥā·qə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To search. A primitive root; properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately.">searched out</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">would I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988: ’em·’as (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To spurn, to disappear. A primitive root; to spurn; also to disappear.">reject</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: ze·ra‘ (N-msc) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">they have done,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> 38“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Isaiah 40:12</a> Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance? <a href="/psalms/147-4.htm">Psalm 147:4-5</a> He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name. / Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit. <a href="/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7-9</a> Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty? / They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know? / Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea. <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a> “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. <a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33-36</a> O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! / “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?” / “Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?” ... <a href="/psalms/89-2.htm">Psalm 89:2-3</a> For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.” / You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: <a href="/isaiah/54-9.htm">Isaiah 54:9-10</a> “For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you. / Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you. <a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a> And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.” <a href="/psalms/8-3.htm">Psalm 8:3-4</a> When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place— / what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him? <a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1-2</a> This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be? / Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word. <a href="/hebrews/1-10.htm">Hebrews 1:10-12</a> And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. / They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. / You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.” <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Amos 9:6</a> He builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name. <a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">1 Kings 8:27</a> But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built. <a href="/ephesians/3-18.htm">Ephesians 3:18-19</a> will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth / of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. <a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-7</a> Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. / Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? / On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Thus said the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, said the LORD.If.<a href="/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Jeremiah 33:22</a> As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.<a href="/job/11-7.htm">Job 11:7-9</a> Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? … <a href="/psalms/89-2.htm">Psalm 89:2</a> For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.I.<a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Jeremiah 30:11</a> For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.<a href="/jeremiah/33-24.htm">Jeremiah 33:24-26</a> Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them… <a href="/jeremiah/46-28.htm">Jeremiah 46:28</a> Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/37-31.htm">Below</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-6.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-16.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-36.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-36.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-22.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-24.htm">Explored</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-36.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-25.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-36.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-36.htm">Seed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Below</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-11.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-24.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/31-34.htm">Explored</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-15.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-31.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-23.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Seed</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 31</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/31-1.htm">The restoration of Israel.</a> 10. <a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">The publication thereof.</a> 15. <a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Rahel mourning is comforted.</a> 18. <a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Ephraim repenting is brought home again.</a> 22. <a href="/jeremiah/31-22.htm">Christ is promised.</a> 27. <a href="/jeremiah/31-27.htm">His care over the church.</a> 31. <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">His new covenant.</a> 35. <a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">The stability,</a> 38. <a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">and amplitude of the church.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>This is what the LORD says: This phrase introduces a divine proclamation, emphasizing the authority and sovereignty of God. It is a common prophetic formula used to assert that the message is directly from God, not the prophet's own words. This underscores the seriousness and reliability of the message.Only if the heavens above could be measured The heavens symbolize the vastness and incomprehensibility of God's creation. In ancient times, the heavens were seen as immeasurable, reflecting the infinite nature of God. This phrase suggests the impossibility of the task, highlighting God's unchanging commitment to His promises.and the foundations of the earth below searched out This refers to the depths of the earth, which were considered mysterious and beyond human understanding. The imagery of searching out the earth's foundations conveys the idea of an impossible task, reinforcing the certainty of God's covenant with Israel.would I reject all of Israel’s descendants God's covenant with Israel is central to biblical theology. Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God promises not to utterly reject them. This reflects the theme of divine mercy and faithfulness, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/romans/11.htm">Romans 11:1-2</a>, where Paul affirms that God has not rejected His people.because of all they have done This acknowledges Israel's sin and rebellion, which are well-documented throughout the Old Testament. Despite their actions, God's grace prevails. This echoes the theme of redemption and forgiveness found throughout the Bible, pointing to the ultimate redemption through Christ.declares the LORD. The repetition of this phrase bookends the passage, reinforcing the divine origin and authority of the message. It serves as a reminder of God's ultimate control and the certainty of His promises, encouraging trust and faith in His word.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who speaks through the prophet Jeremiah, affirming His unchanging commitment to His people. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his messages of both judgment and hope to the people of Judah during a time of great turmoil and impending exile. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The descendants of Jacob, representing God's chosen people, who are assured of God's enduring covenant despite their transgressions. 4. <a href="/topical/h/heavens_and_earth.htm">Heavens and Earth</a> Symbolic representations of the vastness and complexity of God's creation, used here to illustrate the impossibility of God rejecting Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_context.htm">Covenant Context</a> The broader context of <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/31.htm">Jeremiah 31</a>, which includes the promise of a new covenant, highlighting God's plan for redemption and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_unfailing_commitment.htm">God's Unfailing Commitment</a> Despite Israel's failures, God's covenant promises remain unbroken. This reassures believers of God's steadfast love and faithfulness. <a href="/topical/t/the_impossibility_of_measuring_god's_creation.htm">The Impossibility of Measuring God's Creation</a> The imagery of measuring the heavens and earth serves to remind us of God's infinite power and wisdom, encouraging trust in His divine plan. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a> Even in times of judgment, God provides hope for restoration. This encourages believers to seek repentance and trust in God's redemptive work. <a href="/topical/t/the_new_covenant_fulfillment.htm">The New Covenant Fulfillment</a> Jeremiah's prophecy points to the new covenant in Christ, inviting believers to live in the reality of this fulfilled promise through faith and obedience. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_mystery.htm">God's Sovereignty and Mystery</a> The passage invites reflection on the mystery of God's ways, urging believers to embrace humility and awe in their relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 31</a> <a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a> <a href="/q/who_qualifies_as_my_neighbor.htm">Is your will being done on earth as in heaven?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jer._31_35-37_ensure_israel's_permanence_despite_celestial_changes.htm">How can Jeremiah 31:35–37 claim that the fixed order of the sun, moon, and stars ensures Israel’s permanence when modern science shows celestial bodies change over time? </a> <a href="/q/how_did_jesus_interact_with_women.htm">Is God a deity of order?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(37) If heaven above can be measured . . .--The thought of the preceding verse is reproduced with a slight modification of meaning. Over and above the idea, as stated above, that the stability of nature is a parable of the steadfastness of God's laws and purposes in the spiritual world, there is implied a feeling, like that of <a href="/romans/11-33.htm" title="O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!">Romans 11:33</a>, that man's finite intellect cannot fathom His modes of working out that purpose any more than it can measure what to the prophet's mind were the illimitable heaven and the unfathomable earth.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 37. - Thus edith the Lord. "It is not without meaning that the prophet so frequently repeats: 'Thus saith the Lord.' This formed the Α and Ω; his word was the sole ground of hope for Israel. Apart from it, despair was as reasonable as now it was unreasonable" (Hengstenberg). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>This is what כֹּ֣ה ׀ (kōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Only if אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not the heavens שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ (šā·ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky above מִלְמַ֔עְלָה (mil·ma‘·lāh) Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4605.htm">Strong's 4605: </a> The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top could be measured יִמַּ֤דּוּ (yim·mad·dū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4058.htm">Strong's 4058: </a> To stretch, to measure, to be extended and the foundations מֽוֹסְדֵי־ (mō·ws·ḏê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4146.htm">Strong's 4146: </a> A foundation of the earth אֶ֖רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land below לְמָ֑טָּה (lə·māṭ·ṭāh) Preposition-l | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4295.htm">Strong's 4295: </a> Downward, below, beneath searched out, וְיֵחָקְר֥וּ (wə·yê·ḥā·qə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2713.htm">Strong's 2713: </a> To penetrate, to examine intimately would I אֲנִ֞י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I reject אֶמְאַ֨ס (’em·’as) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3988.htm">Strong's 3988: </a> To spurn, to disappear all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every of Israel’s יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc descendants זֶ֧רַע (ze·ra‘) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity because of עַֽל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every they have done,” עָשׂ֖וּ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Jeremiah 31:37 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Jeremiah 31:37 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Jeremiah 31:37 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Jeremiah 31:37 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Jeremiah 31:37 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Jeremiah 31:37 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Jeremiah 31:37 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Jeremiah 31:37 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Jeremiah 31:37 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/31-37.htm">Jeremiah 31:37 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-37.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 31:37 Thus says Yahweh: If heaven above can (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/31-36.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 31:36"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 31:36" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 31:38"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 31:38" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>