35  Thus says the Lord,

who ^zgives the sun for light by day

and ^athe fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night,

who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—

^bthe Lord of hosts is his name:

36  ^c“If this fixed order departs

from before me, declares the Lord,

then shall the offspring of Israel cease

from being a nation before me forever.”

37  Thus says the Lord:

“If the heavens above can be measured,

and the foundations of the earth below can be explored,

^dthen I will cast off all the offspring of Israel

for all that they have done,

declares the Lord.”