Jeremiah 31:37 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD. ”

Jeremiah 31:37 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All the seed - Unworthy members of Israel may be cast away, but the race shall never entirely cease to exist.
Jeremiah 31:37 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, (n) and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LOR...
Jeremiah 31:37 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Israel's national existence shall be as permanent as Yahweh's rule of nature ( Jeremiah 31:35 f.); it is as impossible for Israel to be rejected as it is for man to comprehend the created world ( Je...
Jeremiah 31:37 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

If heaven above, &c. Another asseveration as to the literal fulfilment of Israel's restoration.
Jeremiah 31:37 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

He confirms the same thing by another comparison, even that it would be impossible for God wholly to forget his covenant, but that he would again gather his people. Exile might indeed appear as...
Jeremiah 31:37 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1075 THE CHURCH’S SECURITY Jeremiah 31:35-37 . 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, whic...
Jeremiah 31:37 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 31:37 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

If those ordinances depart, &c.— These promises cannot respect the carnal Jews; they certainly regard another people, who were taken into their place, and succeeded to their prerogatives and pr...
Jeremiah 31:37 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LOR...
Jeremiah 31:37 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-22. Jeremiah speaks of the restoration first of Israel (Ephraim, Jeremiah 31:2-22 ), then of Judah ( Jeremiah 31:23 .). Those who survive the sufferings of the captivity are promised a safe jour...
Jeremiah 31:37 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

If heaven above can be measured... — The thought of the preceding verse is reproduced with a slight modification of meaning. Over and above the idea, as stated above, that the stability of nature i...
Jeremiah 31:37 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXXI RESTORATION II THE NEW ISRAEL Jeremiah 23:3-8 ; Jeremiah 24:6-7 ; Jeremiah 30:1-24 ; Jeremiah 31:1-40 ; Jeremiah 33:1-26 "In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem sh...
Jeremiah 31:37 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Continuing, the Prophet dealt with the issues of restoration. He first described the restoration of the city. After affirming the ancient love of Jehovah for His people, he foretold the building of t...
Jeremiah 31:37 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I pray the Reader not to overlook the abundant grace of God, in thus appealing to his covenant concerning his providences, made after the flood, and the confirmation of it in Jeremiah's days, as a to...
Jeremiah 31:37 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thus saith the Lord, if heaven above can be measured ,.... Either the space between the highest heavens and the earth; or the extent of the heavens, from one end of them to the other, which cannot b...
Jeremiah 31:37 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD....
Jeremiah 31:37 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thus saith the Lord, who giveth the sun for a light by day All the acts here mentioned are such as manifest the divine, almighty power of him who is the Lord of all the hosts of the creation. Whic...
Jeremiah 31:37 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Evangelical Promises; The Rebuilding of Jerusalem. B. C. 594. 35 Thus saith the L ORD...
Jeremiah 31:37 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

That is, I will never cast off all the seed of Israel, (which promise the apostle, Romans 11:1,2 , proveth to have been by God made good, notwithstanding the rejection of the great body of that pe...
Jeremiah 31:37 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Sub-Part B. The Coming Days Will Introduce A Completely New Type Of Covenant Provided By YHWH, One That Is Written In The Heart And Will Thus Result In Changed Lives ( Jeremiah 31:23-40 ). This su...
Jeremiah 31:37 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Vide on chap. 30. These two Chapter s form an unbroken prophecy, “a triumphal hymn of Israel’s salvation.” The former chapter pledges the recovery from captivity of b...
Jeremiah 31:37 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Jeremiah 31:29-30 . In these days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge. But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that...
Jeremiah 31:37 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 31:1 . At the same time, namely, as the last words of the preseding chapter, in the latter day. Here the subject is glorious, and the language sublime. Jeremiah 31:3 . I have loved the...
Jeremiah 31:37 - The Biblical Illustrator

I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah. The new covenant The old and new covenants are placed in opposition to each other. The latter is represented as...
Jeremiah 31:37 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Jeremiah 31:1-24 The promise of Jeremiah 30:22 is expressly declared to apply to both sections of the nation. Jehovah thus solemnly declares his purpose of mercy, and dwells wi...
Jeremiah 31:37 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The New Life and The New Covenant
Jeremiah 31:37 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 40:12 ; Jeremiah 30:11 ; Jeremiah 33:22 ; Jeremiah 33:24-26 ; Jeremiah 46:28 ; Job 11:7-9 ; Proverbs 30:4 ; Psalms 89:2 ; Romans 11:2-5 ; Romans 11:26-29
Jeremiah 31:37 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

I will cast off — That is, I will never cast off all the seed of Israel.

Jeremiah 31:37 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 31:37 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jeremiah 31:37 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 31:37 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 31:37 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 31:37 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Jeremiah 31:37 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 31:37 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 31:37 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 31:37 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 31:37 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 31:37 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 31:37 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 31:37 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 31:37 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 31:37 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 31:37 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 31:37 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 31:37 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 31:37 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 31:37 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 31:37 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Jeremiah 31:37 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 31:37 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jeremiah 31:37 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 31:37 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 31:37 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 31:37 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes