Jeremiah

Jeremiah 31:37

³⁷This is what the LORD says:

“Only if the heavens above could be measured

and the foundations of the earth below searched out

would I reject all of Israel’s descendants

because of all they have done,”

declares the LORD.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּ֣ה׀	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Only if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
the heavens	שָׁמַ֙יִם֙	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
above	מִלְמַ֔עְלָה	mil·ma‘·lāh	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Adverb; third person feminine singular	H4605 higher part
could be measured	יִמַּ֤דּוּ	yim·mad·dū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4058 measure
and the foundations	מֽוֹסְדֵי־	mō·ws·ḏê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4144 foundation
of the earth	אֶ֖רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
below	לְמָ֑טָּה	lə·māṭ·ṭāh	Preposition-l; Adverb	H4295 downwards
searched out	וְיֵחָקְר֥וּ	wə·yê·ḥā·qə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2713 search
would I	אֲנִ֞י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
reject	אֶמְאַ֨ס	’em·’as	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3988 reject
all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of Israel’s	יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
descendants	זֶ֧רַע	ze·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
because of	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
they have done	עָשׂ֖וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 33:24–26 · Isaiah 40:12 · Romans 11:1–5 · Jeremiah 33:22 · Romans 11:26–29 · Jeremiah 46:28 · Job 11:7–9 · Proverbs 30:4 · Psalm 89:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.