³⁵ This is what the Lord says,
    who gives the sun for light by day,
the laws that govern the moon and stars for light by night,
    and who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar.
        The Lord of the Heavenly Armies is his name:
³⁶ “If these laws cease to function in my presence,”
    declares the Lord,
“then the descendants of Israel will cease to be
    a nation in my presence for all time!”
³⁷ This is what the Lord says:
“If the heavens could be measured above,
    or the foundations of the earth be searched out below,
then I also would reject all the descendants of Israel
    because of everything they have done,”
        declares the Lord.