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Jeremiah 31:36-39
Living Bible
Jeremiah 31:36-39
Living Bible
36 I am as likely to reject my people Israel as I am to do away with these laws of nature! 37 Not until the heavens can be measured and the foundations of the earth explored, will I consider casting them away forever for their sins!
38-39 For the time is coming, says the Lord, when all Jerusalem shall be rebuilt for the Lord, from the tower of Hananel at the northeast corner,[a] to the Corner Gate at the northwest; and from the hill of Gareb at the southwest, across to Goah on the southeast.
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- Jeremiah 31:38 northeast corner . . . northwest . . . southwest . . . southeast, implied.
Jeremiah 31:36-38
New International Version
Jeremiah 31:36-38
New International Version
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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