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Jeremiah 31:35

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 31:35 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; Jehovah of hosts is his name:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; Jehovah of hosts is his name:
Jeremiah 31:35 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 31

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32not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was a husband unto them, saith Jehovah.
33But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people:
34and they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know Jehovah; for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith Jehovah: for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.
35Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; Jehovah of hosts is his name:
36If these ordinances depart from before me, saith Jehovah, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
37Thus saith Jehovah: If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then will I also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith Jehovah.
38Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that the city shall be built to Jehovah from the tower of Hananel unto the gate of the corner.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, etc.] As he did at first, and still continues it; and which is a wonderful gift of nature he bestows on men, unworthy of such a favour, (<400545>Matthew 5:45); [and] the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night; which have a settled regular order and course, in which they move; and whereby they impart the light they borrow from the sun, to enlighten the world by night; which is another favour to the inhabitants of it; (see <010116> Genesis 1:16); which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; some refer this, as Kimchi, to the dividing of the Red sea for the Israelites to pass over; but it rather respects…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“divideth . . . sea when . . . waves . . . roar . . . Lord of hosts . . . name--quoted from Isa 51:15, the genuineness of which passage is thus established on Jeremiah's authority.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Divideth ... - Rather, stirreth up the sea so that its waves roar. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“31:35-37 The Lord compared his promise of the new covenant to his faithfulness in maintaining the laws of nature.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“which giveth: Gen 1:14-18; Deu 4:19; Job 38:33; Psa 19:1-6, Psa 72:5, Psa 72:17, Psa 74:16; Psa 89:2, Psa 89:36, Psa 89:37, Psa 119:89, Psa 136:7-9; Mat 5:45 which divideth: Exo 14:21, Exo 14:22; Job 26:12; Psa 74:13, Psa 78:13, Psa 106:9, Psa 114:3-5; Isa 51:15; Isa 63:12 when: Jer 5:22; Job 38:10, Job 38:11; Psa 93:3, Psa 93:4, Psa 107:25-29; Isa 51:15; Mat 8:25, Mat 8:26 The Lord: Jer 10:16, Jer 32:18, Jer 46:18, Jer 50:34, Jer 51:19; Isa 48:2, Isa 54:5 Jeremiah 31:36”
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