God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 31:35
35The Lord provides the sun to be a light during the day. He orders the moon and stars to be lights during the night. He stirs up the sea so that its waves roar. His name is the Lord of Armies. This is what the Lord says:
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“But this is the promise that I will make to Israel after those days,” declares the Lord: “I will put my teachings inside them, and I will write those teachings on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 34No longer will each person teach his neighbors or his relatives by saying, ‘Know the Lord.’ All of them, from the least important to the most important, will know me,” declares the Lord, “because I will forgive their wickedness and I will no longer hold their sins against them.” The Lord provides the sun to be a light during the day. He orders the moon and stars to be lights during the night. He stirs up the sea so that its waves roar. His name is the Lord of Armies. This is what the Lord says: 36Only if these laws stop working, declares the Lord, will Israel’s descendants stop being a nation in my presence. 37This 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.
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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 sky to separate the day from the night. They will be signs and will mark religious festivals, days, and years.
- Deuteronomy 4:19Don’t let yourselves be tempted to worship and serve what you see in the sky—the sun, the moon, the stars, or anything else. The Lord your God has given them to all people everywhere.
- Job 38:33Do you know the laws of the sky or make them rule the earth?
- Psalms 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky displays what his hands have made.
- Psalms 72:5May they fear you as long as the sun and moon ⌞shine⌟— throughout every generation.
- Psalms 74:16The day and the night are yours. You set the moon and the sun in their places.
- Psalms 89:2I said, “Your mercy will last forever. Your faithfulness stands firm in the heavens.”
- Psalms 119:89O Lord, your word is established in heaven forever.
- Psalms 136:7to the one who made the great lights— because his mercy endures forever.
- Matthew 5:45In this way you show that you are children of your Father in heaven. He makes his sun rise on people whether they are good or evil. He lets rain fall on them whether they are just or unjust.
- Exodus 14:21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. All that night the Lord pushed back the sea with a strong east wind and turned the sea into dry ground. The water divided,
- Job 26:12With his power he calmed the sea. With his insight he killed Rahab ⌞the sea monster⌟.
- Psalms 74:13You stirred up the sea with your own strength. You smashed the heads of sea monsters in the water.
- Psalms 78:13He divided the sea and led them through it. He made the waters stand up like a wall.
- Psalms 106:9He angrily commanded the Red Sea, and it dried up. He led them through deep water as though it were a desert.
- Psalms 114:3The Red Sea looked at this and ran away. The Jordan River 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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