Jeremiah 33:24-26

New International Reader's Version

²⁴ “Haven’t you noticed what these people are saying? They say, ‘The Lord once chose the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah. But now he has turned his back on them.’ So they hate my people. They do not think of them as a nation anymore. 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.’ ”