The permanence of restoration—'This is like the days of Noah to me: just as I swore that the waters of Noah would never again go over the earth, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you and will not rebuke you. For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my kindness shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says Yahweh, who has compassion on you'—compares God's covenant with Israel to the covenant with Noah, establishing permanence. The reference to Noah's covenant invokes God's promise never again to destroy the earth. The assertion that mountains may depart but God's kindness will not establishes that divine commitment surpasses natural permanence. This verse makes restoration irrevocable and eternal.

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