New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 31:35
35This is what the Lord says, He who 1gives the sun for light by day And the 2fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, Who 3stirs up the sea so that its waves roar-- 4The 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“For this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord: “I will put My law within them and write it on their heart; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34They will not teach again, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,” declares the Lord, “for I will forgive their wrongdoing, and their sin I will no longer remember.” This is what the Lord says, He 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 armies is His name: 36“If this fixed order departs From Me,” declares the Lord, “Then the descendants of Israel also will cease To be a nation before Me forever.” 37This 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.
Read all of Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 31:35 word by word
כֹּ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה נֹתֵ֥ן שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ לְא֣וֹר יוֹמָ֔ם חֻקֹּ֛ת יָרֵ֥חַ וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים לְא֣וֹר לָ֑יְלָה רֹגַ֤ע הַיָּם֙ וַיֶּהֱמ֣וּ גַלָּ֔יו יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
- Thisכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- givesנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
- for lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
- by dayיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119
- fixedחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
- of the moonיָרֵחַyârêach · moonH3394
- and the starsכּוֹכָבkôkâb · starH3556
- by nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
- stirsרָגַעrâga‛ · to disturbH7280
- up the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
- so that its wavesגַּלgal · heap: waveH1530
- roarהָמָהhâmâh · to roarH1993
- of armiesצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- is His nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:35
- Genesis 1:14Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and they shall serve as signs and for seasons, and for days and years;
- Deuteronomy 4:19And be careful not to raise your eyes to heaven and look at the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the heavenly lights, and allow yourself to be drawn away and worship them and serve them, things which the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.
- Job 38:33Do you know the ordinances of the heavens, Or do you establish their rule over the earth?
- Psalms 19:1The heavens tell of the glory of God; And their expanse declares the work of His hands.
- Psalms 72:5May they fear You while the sun shines, And as long as the moon shines, throughout all generations.
- Psalms 74:16Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; You have prepared the light and the sun.
- Psalms 89:2For I have said, “Graciousness will be built up forever; In the heavens You will establish Your faithfulness.”
- Psalms 119:89Forever, Lord, Your word stands in heaven.
- Psalms 136:7To Him who made the great lights, For His faithfulness is everlasting:
- Matthew 5:45so that you may prove yourselves to be sons of your Father who is 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 reached out with his hand over the sea; and the Lord swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and turned the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided.
- Job 26:12With His power He quieted the sea, And by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
- Psalms 74:13You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.
- Psalms 78:13He divided the sea and caused them to pass through, And He made the waters stand up like a heap.
- Psalms 106:9So He rebuked the Red Sea and it dried up, And He led them through the mighty waters, as through the wilderness.
- 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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