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Only if the highest heavens can be measured, and only if the earth's foundation below can be discovered, will I reject all of Israel's descendants
This is a hypothetical situation that Yahweh never expects to truly happen. Alternate translation: "The highest heavens can never be measured, and the earth's foundation below can never be discovered, and I will never reject all of Israel's descendants" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo)
the highest heavens ... earth's foundation
These phrases refer to the whole of creation. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism)
the earth's foundation below can be discovered
This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "someone can dig all the way down to the earth's foundation" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
foundation below
"deepest part." The "foundation" is the part of a house on which every other part rests.
reject
throw away or refuse to take
this is Yahweh's declaration
Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 1:8. Alternate translation: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)