Jeremías 31:37

37 Esto dice el Señor
:
«Así como no se pueden medir los cielos
ni explorar los fundamentos de la tierra,
así tampoco consideraré echarlos fuera
por las maldades que han hecho.
¡Yo, el Señor
, he hablado!

Jeremías 31:37 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 31:37

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 be done by man; so the Targum,

``as it is impossible that man should know the measure of the heavens above;''

otherwise it is measured by the Lord, for he hath "meted out heaven with a span", ( Isaiah 40:12 ) ; and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath:
so as to be known what they are, or on what they are fastened, since the earth is hung upon nothing, ( Job 38:6 ) ( 26:7 ) ; I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have
done, saith the Lord;
as the former cannot be, so neither the latter; when there was a very great rejection of the Jews for their disbelief of the Messiah, they were not all cast off; the Apostle Paul was an instance to the contrary, and so were others: "the remnant according to the election of grace"; and there is a time coming when all Israel shall be saved, ( Romans 11:5 Romans 11:25 Romans 11:26 ) ; nor shall any of the spiritual Israel be cast off by him, or cast away from him, so as to perish; the Israel, whom God foreknew, is chosen, redeemed, and whom he calls by his grace; no, not for all the sins and transgressions they have been guilty of, however they may deserve it. The reasons are, because of his unchangeable love to them; his unalterable covenant with them; the satisfaction his son has made for them; and the free and full pardon of their sins, which he has granted to them.

Jeremías 31:37 In-Context

35 Es el Señor
quien provee el sol para alumbrar el día
y la luna y las estrellas para alumbrar la noche,
y agita el mar y hace olas rugientes.
Su nombre es el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales,
y esto es lo que dice:

36 «¡Igual de improbable es que anule las leyes de la naturaleza
como que rechace a mi pueblo Israel!».

37 Esto dice el Señor
:
«Así como no se pueden medir los cielos
ni explorar los fundamentos de la tierra,
así tampoco consideraré echarlos fuera
por las maldades que han hecho.
¡Yo, el Señor
, he hablado!

38 »Se acerca el día —dice el Señor
—, cuando toda Jerusalén será reconstruida para mí, desde la torre de Hananeel hasta la puerta de la Esquina.

39 Se extenderá una cuerda de medir sobre la colina de Gareb hasta Goa