Reference

Jeremiah 31:37

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.
35

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, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name:

36

If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.

37

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.

38

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.

39

And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.

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Creation as Good and Valuable
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Literal Fulfillment

The verse uses hyperbole ("If heaven above can be measured...") to emphasize the impossibility of God casting off Israel, rather than describing a literal, concrete event that will be fulfilled.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse itself is a direct statement from "the Lord" and does not describe *how* this statement was communicated to Jeremiah or any other prophet. It presents the content of a divine message, not the method of its reception.

Creation as Good and Valuable

The verse uses creation (heaven and earth) as a hyperbolic measure of impossibility, not to comment on its inherent goodness or value. Its primary focus is on God's unwavering commitment to Israel, not on the nature of the created world itself.