Focused Passage

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Everlasting Love, Restored Joy, and the New Covenant

The chapter moves from covenant restoration of all Israel, to joyful return, to Rachel's comfort and Ephraim's repentance, to Judah's restoration, to the New Covenant promise, and finally to the permanence of Israel and rebuilt Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

31 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD.

33 “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

34 No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

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Verse 31

Cross-references

Isaiah 59:21 Classic cross-references Hebrews 8:8 Classic cross-references Hebrews 10:16 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 37:26 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 32:40 Classic cross-references

Original words

Behold הִנֵּ֛ה H2009 Interjection the days יָמִ֥ים H3117 Noun - masculine plural are coming בָּאִ֖ים H935 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular when I will make וְכָרַתִּ֗י H3772 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular a new חֲדָשָֽׁה׃ H2319 Adjective - feminine singular covenant בְּרִ֥ית H1285 Noun - feminine singular with אֶת־ H854 Preposition the house בֵּ֧ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular and with וְאֶת־ H854 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the house בֵּ֥ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֖ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 32

Cross-references

Hebrews 8:9 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 3:14 Classic cross-references Exodus 24:6 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 1:31 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 5:3 Classic cross-references

Original words

It will not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle be like the covenant כַבְּרִ֗ית H1285 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֤ר H834 Pronoun - relative I made כָּרַ֙תִּי֙ H3772 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular with אֶת־ H854 Preposition their fathers אֲבוֹתָ֔ם H1 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural when בְּיוֹם֙ H3117 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct I took them הֶחֱזִיקִ֣י H2388 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular by the hand בְיָדָ֔ם H3027 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural to lead them לְהוֹצִיאָ֖ם H3318 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural out of the land מֵאֶ֖רֶץ H776 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרָ֑יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative a covenant בְּרִיתִ֗י H1285 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular they הֵ֜מָּה H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural broke הֵפֵ֣רוּ H6565 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker though I וְאָנֹכִ֛י H595 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular was a husband בָּעַ֥לְתִּי H1166 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular to them בָ֖ם Preposition | third person masculine plural declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

Hebrew; LXX for they did not abide in My covenant, and I disregarded them; see also Syriac.

Verse 33

Cross-references

Hebrews 8:10 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 6:16 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 3:3 Classic cross-references Hebrews 10:16 Classic cross-references John 6:45 Classic cross-references

Original words

But כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction this זֹ֣את H2063 Pronoun - feminine singular is the covenant הַבְּרִ֡ית H1285 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative I will make אֶכְרֹת֩ H3772 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular with אֶת־ H854 Preposition the house בֵּ֨ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular after אַחֲרֵ֨י H310 Preposition those הָהֵם֙ H1992 Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural days הַיָּמִ֤ים H3117 Article | Noun - masculine plural declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular I will put נָתַ֤תִּי H5414 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker My law תּֽוֹרָתִי֙ H8451 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular in their minds בְּקִרְבָּ֔ם H7130 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural and inscribe it אֶכְתֲּבֶ֑נָּה H3789 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular on וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition their hearts לִבָּ֖ם H3820 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural And I will be וְהָיִ֤יתִי H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular their לָהֶם֙ Preposition | third person masculine plural God לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים H430 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural and they וְהֵ֖מָּה H1992 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural will be יִֽהְיוּ־ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural My לִ֥י Preposition | first person common singular people לְעָֽם׃ H5971 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 34

Cross-references

Isaiah 43:25 Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 28:9 Classic cross-references Psalms 103:12 Classic cross-references Hebrews 10:17 Classic cross-references Isaiah 54:13 Classic cross-references

Original words

No וְלֹ֧א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle longer ע֗וֹד H5750 Adverb will each man אִ֣ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker teach יְלַמְּד֣וּ H3925 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural his neighbor רֵעֵ֜הוּ H7453 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular [or] וְאִ֤ישׁ H376 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker his brother אָחִיו֙ H251 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular saying לֵאמֹ֔ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Know דְּע֖וּ H3045 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular because כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction they will all כוּלָּם֩ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural know יֵדְע֨וּ H3045 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Me אוֹתִ֜י H853 Direct object marker | first person common singular from the least of them לְמִקְטַנָּ֤ם H6996 Preposition-l, Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural to וְעַד־ H5704 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the greatest גְּדוֹלָם֙ H1419 Adjective - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular For כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction I will forgive אֶסְלַח֙ H5545 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular their iniquities לַֽעֲוֺנָ֔ם H5771 Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural and will remember אֶזְכָּר־ H2142 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular their sins וּלְחַטָּאתָ֖ם H2403 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural no לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle more עֽוֹד׃ס H5750 Adverb

BSB notes

Cited in Hebrews 8:8–12 and Hebrews 10:16–17

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