KJV ORIGINAL
Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
This is what the LORD says: If you can break my promise that controls the day and my promise that controls the night, so that day and night no longer come at their proper times;
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is saying that His promises are as reliable and unchangeable as the daily cycle of day and night.
📚 Historical Context
This was spoken during the siege of Jerusalem when the people were in despair about their future. Jeremiah was delivering God's promise of restoration to a people who had been unfaithful and were facing destruction. God uses the unchanging pattern of day and night as proof that His covenant promises are just as reliable.
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