Tree of Life Version
Jeremiah 31:35
35“Only if this fixed order departs from before Me” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “then also might Israel’s offspring cease from being a nation before Me—for all time.”
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
33No longer will each teach his neighbor or each his brother, saying: ‘Know Adonai,’ for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.” it is a declaration of Adonai. “For I will forgive their iniquity, their sin I will remember no more.” 34Thus says Adonai, who gives the sun as a light by day and the fixed order of the moon and the stars as a light by night, who stirs up the sea so its waves roar, Adonai-Tzva’ot is His Name: “Only if this fixed order departs from before Me” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “then also might Israel’s offspring cease from being a nation before Me—for all time.” 36Thus says Adonai: “Only if heaven above can be measured and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then also I will cast off the offspring of Israel—for all they have done.” It is a declaration of Adonai. 37“Behold, days are coming”—it is a declaration of Adonai—“when the city will be rebuilt for Adonai, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.
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
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 lights in the expanse of the sky be for separating the day from the night. They will be for signs and for seasons and for days and years.
- Deuteronomy 4:19and so that you do not lift up your eyes toward the heavens and see the sun and the moon and the stars—all the heavenly host—and are drawn away and bow down and worship them. Adonai your God has allotted them to all the peoples under all the heavens.
- Job 38:33Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you set up dominion over the earth?
- Psalms 19:1For the music director, a psalm of David.
- Psalms 72:5Let them fear You while the sun endures, and while the moon lasts, throughout all generations.
- Psalms 74:16The day is Yours, the night also is Yours. You provided moon and sun.
- Psalms 89:2I will sing of the love of Adonai forever. To all generations I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth.
- Psalms 119:89Forever, Adonai, Your word stands firm in the heavens.
- Psalms 136:7who made great lights, for His lovingkindness endures forever—
- Matthew 5:45so that you may be children of your Father in heaven. 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. Adonai drove the sea back with a strong east wind throughout the night and turned the sea into dry land. So the waters were divided.
- Job 26:12By His power He churns up the sea; by His understanding He smashed Rahab.
- Psalms 74:13You split the sea with Your power. You smashed the monsters’ heads in the waters.
- Psalms 78:13He split the sea and led them through, and He made the water stand like a wall.
- Psalms 106:9He rebuked the Sea of Reeds and it dried up, and He led them through the depths as through a wilderness.
- Psalms 114:3The sea saw 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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