New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 31:37
37This is what the Lord says: “1If the heavens above can be measured And the foundations of the earth searched out below, Then I will also 2reject all the descendants of Israel For everything that they have done,” declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 31:37 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord says: “Only 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,” declares the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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."
- New King James Version (NKJV)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.
Context of Jeremiah 31:37
35This 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.” 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. 38“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when the city will be rebuilt for the Lord from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. 39The measuring line will go out farther straight ahead, to the hill Gareb; then it will turn to Goah.
Read all of Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 31:37 word by word
כֹּ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אִם־יִמַּ֤דּוּ שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ מִלְמַ֔עְלָה וְיֵחָקְר֥וּ מֽוֹסְדֵי־אֶ֖רֶץ לְמָ֑טָּה גַּם־אֲנִ֞י אֶמְאַ֨ס בְּכָל־זֶ֧רַע יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עַֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשׂ֖וּ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
- Thisכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Ifאִם'im · ifH518
- the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
- aboveמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
- aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
- can be measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
- And the foundationsמוֹסָדmôsâd · foundationH4144
- of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- searchedחָקַרchâqar · to searchH2713
- belowמַ֫טָּהmaţţâh · beneathH4295
- Then I will alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
- rejectמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
- allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- the descendantsזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- that they have doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
Cross-references for Jeremiah 31:37
- Jeremiah 33:22As the heavenly lights cannot be counted, and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who serve Me.’”
- Job 11:7“Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty?
- Psalms 89:2For I have said, “Graciousness will be built up forever; In the heavens You will establish Your faithfulness.”
- Proverbs 30:4Who has ascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has wrapped the waters in His garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name or His Son’s name? Surely you know!
- Isaiah 40:12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, And measured the heavens with a span, And calculated the dust of the earth with a measure, And weighed the mountains in a balance And the hills in a pair of scales?
- Jeremiah 30:11For I am with you,’ declares the Lord, ‘to save you; For I will completely destroy all the nations where I have scattered you, Only I will not destroy you completely. But I will discipline you fairly And will by no means leave you unpunished.’
- Jeremiah 33:24“Have you not observed what these people have asserted, saying, ‘The two families which the Lord chose, He has rejected them’? So they despise My people as no longer being a nation in their sight.
- Jeremiah 46:28Jacob My servant, do not fear,” declares the Lord, “For I am with you. For I will make a complete destruction of all the nations Where I have driven you, Yet I will not make a complete destruction of you; But I will correct you properly And by no means leave you unpunished.”
- Romans 11:2God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?
Commentaries on Jeremiah 31:37
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37All the seed - Unworthy members of Israel may be cast away, but the race shall never entirely cease to exist.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. 3737. (Compare Jr 33:22). for all that they have done--namely, all the sins. God will regard His own covenant promise, rather than their merits.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Jeremiah 31:37 Is 40:12; Jer 33:22 ↩
- 2. Jeremiah 31:37 Jer 33:24-26; Rom 11:2-5, 26, 27 ↩
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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