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The Lord Will Never Leave Israel

35 The Lord ·makes [L gives] the sun to ·shine in [L light] the day
    and [L regulates; fixes the order of] the moon and stars to ·shine at [L light the] night [Gen. 1:14–18].
He stirs up the sea so that its waves ·crash on the shore [L roar].
    The Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] is his name.

This is what the Lord says:

36 “Only if these ·laws [statutes; ordinances; requirements; C that uphold the natural order] should ever ·fail [give way; Gen. 8:22; 9:8–17],”
    says the Lord,
“will Israel’s ·descendants [L seed] ever ·stop [cease]
    being a nation before me ·forever [L for all days].”

37 This is what the Lord says:

“Only if people can measure the ·sky [heavens] above
    and ·learn [investigate] the ·secrets [L foundations] of the earth below,
will I reject all the ·descendants [L seed] of Israel
    because of what they have done,” says the Lord.

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35 This is what the Lord says,

he who appoints(A) the sun
    to shine by day,
who decrees the moon and stars
    to shine by night,(B)
who stirs up the sea(C)
    so that its waves roar(D)
    the Lord Almighty is his name:(E)
36 “Only if these decrees(F) vanish from my sight,”
    declares the Lord,
“will Israel(G) ever cease
    being a nation before me.”

37 This is what the Lord says:

“Only if the heavens above can be measured(H)
    and the foundations of the earth below be searched out
will I reject(I) all the descendants of Israel
    because of all they have done,”
declares the Lord.

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