35 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 : 36 " If this fixed order departs From before e Me," declares the Lord , "Then the offspring of Israel also will cease From being a nation before Me forever e ." 37 Thus says the Lord , " If the heavens above e can be measured And the foundations of the earth searched out below , Then I will also cast off all the offspring of Israel For all 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 . 39 "The measuring line will go out farther straight ahead to the hill Gareb ; then it will turn to Goah . 40 "And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes , and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron , to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east , shall be holy to the Lord ; it will not be plucked up or overthrown anymore forever ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 31:35-40
Commentary on Jeremiah 31:35-40
(Read Jeremiah 31:35-40)
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 happiness of every true believer, as well as the future restoration of Israel, is secured by promise, covenant, and oath. This Divine love passes knowledge; and to those who take hold upon it, every present mercy is an earnest of salvation.