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36 “The descendants of Israel will never stop being a nation.
    That would happen only if I lost control of the sun, moon, stars, and sea.”

37 The Lord says, “I will never reject the descendants of Israel.
    That would happen only if people could measure the sky above,
    and learn all the secrets of the earth below.
Only then would I reject them for the bad things they have done.”
    This message is from the Lord.

The New Jerusalem

38 This message is from the Lord, “The days are coming when the city of Jerusalem will be rebuilt for the Lord. The whole city will be rebuilt—from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.

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36 “Only if these decrees(A) vanish from my sight,”
    declares the Lord,
“will Israel(B) ever cease
    being a nation before me.”

37 This is what the Lord says:

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

38 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when this city will be rebuilt(E) for me from the Tower of Hananel(F) to the Corner Gate.(G)

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