²⁵ I say, ‘What if I had not made my covenant with day and night? What if I had not established the laws of heaven and earth? ²⁶ Only then would I turn my back on the children of Jacob and my servant David. Only then would I not choose one of David’s sons to rule over the children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But I will bless my people with great success again. I will love them with tender love.’ ”