 The Lord of hosts is his name. If this fixed order departs from me, declares the Lord, then the offspring of Israel shall cease from being a nation before me forever. Thus says the Lord, if the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth searched out below, I'll also cast off the offspring of Israel for all they have done. Think about this. This is in the midst of their worst rebellion and apostasy in the days of Jeremiah. And yet God reaffirms his promise to his covenant people to Israel.