Jeremiah 31:35–40

³⁵Thus says the Lord,

who ^zgives the sun for light by day

and ^athe fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night,

who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—

^bthe Lord of hosts is his name:

^36c“If this fixed order departs

from before me, declares the Lord,

then shall the offspring of Israel cease

from being a nation before me forever.”

³⁷Thus says the Lord:

“If the heavens above can be measured,

and the foundations of the earth below can be explored,

^dthen I will cast off all the offspring of Israel

for all that they have done,

declares the Lord.”

^38e“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when the city shall be rebuilt for the Lord ^ffrom the Tower of Hananel to ^gthe Corner Gate. ^39hAnd the measuring line shall go out farther, straight to the hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Goah. ⁴⁰ⁱThe whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the ^jbrook Kidron, to the corner of ^kthe Horse Gate toward the east, ^lshall be sacred to the Lord. ^mIt shall not be plucked up or overthrown anymore forever.”