33. Here is the new agreement that I, the Lord, will make with the people of Israel:“I will write my lawson their hearts and minds.I will be their God,and they will be my people.
34. “No longer will they have to teach one another to obey me. I, the Lord, promise that all of them will obey me, ordinary people and rulers alike. I will forgive their sins and forget the evil things they have done.”
35. I am the Lord All-Powerful.I command the sunto give light each day,the moon and starsto shine at night,and ocean waves to roar.
36. I will never forgetto give those commands,and I will never let Israelstop being a nation.I, the Lord, have spoken.
37. Can you measure the heavens?Can you explorethe depths of the earth?That's how hard it would befor me to reject Israel for ever,even though they have sinned.I, the Lord, have spoken.
38. The Lord said:Some day, Jerusalem will truly belong to me. It will be rebuilt with a boundary line running from Hananel Tower to Corner Gate.
39. From there, the boundary will go in a straight line to Gareb Hill, then turn towards Goah.
40. Even that disgusting Hinnom Valley will be sacred to me, and so will the eastern slopes that go down from Horse Gate into Kidron Valley. Jerusalem will never again be destroyed.