Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 31:35
35“This is what the Lord says: The one who gives the sun for light by day, the fixed order of moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea and makes its waves roar — the Lord of Armies is his name:
Jeremiah 31:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name:
- New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord says, he who appoints the sun to shine by day, who decrees the moon and stars to shine by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord Almighty is his name:
- English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says the Lord, who gives the sun for light by day and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord of hosts is his name:
- New King James Version (NKJV)Thus says the Lord, Who gives the sun for a light by day, The ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night, Who disturbs the sea, And its waves roar (The Lord of hosts is His name):
Context of Jeremiah 31:35
33“Instead, this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days” — the Lord’s declaration. “I will put my teaching within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 34No longer will one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know me, from the least to the greatest of them” — this is the Lord’s declaration. “For I will forgive their iniquity and never again remember their sin. “This is what the Lord says: The one who gives the sun for light by day, the fixed order of moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea and makes its waves roar — the Lord of Armies is his name: 36If this fixed order departs from before me — this is the Lord’s declaration — only then will Israel’s descendants cease to be a nation before me forever. 37“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.
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כֹּ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה נֹתֵ֥ן שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ לְא֣וֹר יוֹמָ֔ם חֻקֹּ֛ת יָרֵ֥חַ וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים לְא֣וֹר לָ֑יְלָה רֹגַ֤ע הַיָּם֙ וַיֶּהֱמ֣וּ גַלָּ֔יו יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- which givethנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
- for a lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
- by dayיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119
- the ordinancesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
- of the moonיָרֵחַyârêach · moonH3394
- and of the starsכּוֹכָבkôkâb · starH3556
- by nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
- which dividethרָגַעrâga‛ · to disturbH7280
- the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
- when the wavesגַּלgal · heap: waveH1530
- thereof roarהָמָהhâmâh · to roarH1993
- of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:35
- Genesis 1:14Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs for seasons and for days and years.
- Deuteronomy 4:19When you look to the heavens and see the sun, moon, and stars — all the stars in the sky — do not be led astray to bow in worship to them and serve them. The Lord your God has provided them for all people everywhere under heaven.
- Job 38:33Do you know the laws of heaven? Can you impose its authority on earth?
- Psalms 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God, and the expanse proclaims the work of his hands.
- Psalms 72:5May they fear you while the sun endures and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
- Psalms 74:16The day is yours, also the night; you established the moon and the sun.
- Psalms 89:2For I will declare, “Faithful love is built up forever; you establish your faithfulness in the heavens.”
- Psalms 119:89Lord, your word is forever; it is firmly fixed in heaven.
- Psalms 136:7He made the great lights: His faithful love endures forever.
- Matthew 5:45so that you may be children of your Father in heaven. For he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
- Exodus 14:21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove the sea back with a powerful east wind all that night and turned the sea into dry land. So the waters were divided,
- Job 26:12By his power he stirred the sea, and by his understanding he crushed Rahab.
- Psalms 74:13You divided the sea with your strength; you smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the water;
- Psalms 78:13He split the sea and brought them across; the water stood firm like a wall.
- Psalms 106:9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through a desert.
- Psalms 114:3The sea looked and fled; the Jordan turned back.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:35
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35Divideth - Rather, stirreth up the sea so that its waves roar.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-40Verses 35-40 As surely as the heavenly bodies will continue their settled course, according to the will of their Creator, to the end of time, and as the raging sea obeys him, so surely will the Jews be continued a separate people. Words can scarcely set forth more strongly the restoration of Israel. The rebuilding of Jerusalem, and its enlargement and establishment, shall be an earnest of the great things God will do for the gospel church. The personal…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35-37The Lord compared his promise of the new covenant to his reliability in upholding the laws of nature.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3535. divideth ... sea when ... waves ... roar ... Lord of hosts ... name--quoted from Is 51:15, the genuineness of which passage is thus established on Jeremiah's authority.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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