Jeremiah 31:35

These are the words of the Lord, who has given the sun for a light by day, ordering the moon and stars for a light by night, who puts the sea in motion, causing the thunder of its waves; the Lord of armies is his name.

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In The King James Version

Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:

In Context

34And no longer will they be teaching every man his neighbour and every man his brother, saying, Get knowledge of the Lord: for they will all have knowledge of me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord: for they will have my forgiveness for their evil-doing, and their sin will go from my memory for ever.

36If the order of these things before me is ever broken, says the Lord, then will the seed of Israel come to an end as a nation before me for ever.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:14And God said, Let there be lights in the arch of heaven, for a division between the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for marking the changes of the year, and for days and for years:

Exodus 14:21And when Moses' hand was stretched out over the sea, the Lord with a strong east wind made the sea go back all night, and the waters were parted in two and the sea became dry land.

Job 26:12By his power the sea was made quiet; and by his wisdom Rahab was wounded.

Job 38:33Have you knowledge of the laws of the heavens? did you give them rule over the earth?

Psalms 72:5May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations.

Psalms 74:13The sea was parted in two by your strength; the heads of the great sea-beasts were broken.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:28-35

God's Covenant Renewed. ( b. c. 594.) 27 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord , that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast. 28 And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord . 29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are… Read the whole commentary →

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