Jeremiah 31:31–37

^31–32“That’s right. The time is coming when I will make a brand-new covenant with Israel and Judah. It won’t be a repeat of the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took their hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt. They broke that covenant even though I did my part as their Master.” God’s Decree.

^33–34“This is the brand-new covenant that I will make with Israel when the time comes. I will put my law within them—write it on their hearts!—and be their God. And they will be my people. They will no longer go around setting up schools to teach each other about God. They’ll know me firsthand, the dull and the bright, the smart and the slow. I’ll wipe the slate clean for each of them. I’ll forget they ever sinned!” God’s Decree.

If This Ordered Cosmos Ever Fell to Pieces

³⁵God’s Message, from the God who lights up the day with sun and

brightens the night with moon and stars,

Who whips the ocean into a billowy froth,

whose name is God-of-the-Angel-Armies:

³⁶“If this ordered cosmos ever fell to pieces,

fell into chaos before me”—God’s Decree—

“Then and only then might Israel fall apart

and disappear as a nation before me.”

³⁷God’s Message:

“If the skies could be measured with a yardstick

and the earth explored to its core,

Then and only then would I turn my back on Israel,

disgusted with all they’ve done.” God’s Decree.