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

31Behold, 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.

32It 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.

34No 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.”

Study Helps

References and Original Words

Verse 31

Cross-references

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

Original words

Beholdהִנֵּ֛הH2009Interjectionthe daysיָמִ֥יםH3117Noun - masculine pluralare comingבָּאִ֖יםH935Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluraldeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwhen I will makeוְכָרַתִּ֗יH3772Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singulara newחֲדָשָֽׁה׃H2319Adjective - feminine singularcovenantבְּרִ֥יתH1285Noun - feminine singularwithאֶת־H854Prepositionthe houseבֵּ֧יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularand withוְאֶת־H854Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe houseבֵּ֥יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֖הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 32

Cross-references

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

Original words

It will notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particlebe like the covenantכַבְּרִ֗יתH1285Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֤רH834Pronoun - relativeI madeכָּרַ֙תִּי֙H3772Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularwithאֶת־H854Prepositiontheir fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔םH1Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralwhenבְּיוֹם֙H3117Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructI took themהֶחֱזִיקִ֣יH2388Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singularby the handבְיָדָ֔םH3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralto lead themלְהוֹצִיאָ֖םH3318Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralout of the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץH776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativea covenantבְּרִיתִ֗יH1285Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singulartheyהֵ֜מָּהH1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluralbrokeהֵפֵ֣רוּH6565Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthough Iוְאָנֹכִ֛יH595Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singularwas a husbandבָּעַ֥לְתִּיH1166Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularto themבָ֖םPreposition | third person masculine pluraldeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - 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 8:10Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 6:16Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 3:3Classic cross-references Hebrews 10:16Classic cross-references John 6:45Classic cross-references

Original words

Butכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionthisזֹ֣אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularis the covenantהַבְּרִ֡יתH1285Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeI will makeאֶכְרֹת֩H3772Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularwithאֶת־H854Prepositionthe houseבֵּ֨יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularafterאַחֲרֵ֨יH310Prepositionthoseהָהֵם֙H1992Article | Pronoun - third person masculine pluraldaysהַיָּמִ֤יםH3117Article | Noun - masculine pluraldeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularI will putנָתַ֤תִּיH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerMy lawתּֽוֹרָתִי֙H8451Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularin their mindsבְּקִרְבָּ֔םH7130Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluraland inscribe itאֶכְתֲּבֶ֑נָּהH3789Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singularonוְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositiontheir heartsלִבָּ֖םH3820Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralAnd I will beוְהָיִ֤יתִיH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singulartheirלָהֶם֙Preposition | third person masculine pluralGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםH430Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluraland theyוְהֵ֖מָּהH1992Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralwill beיִֽהְיוּ־H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralMyלִ֥יPreposition | first person common singularpeopleלְעָֽם׃H5971Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 34

Cross-references

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

Original words

Noוְלֹ֧אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlelongerע֗וֹדH5750Adverbwill each manאִ֣ישׁH376Noun - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerteachיְלַמְּד֣וּH3925Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralhis neighborרֵעֵ֜הוּH7453Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular[or]וְאִ֤ישׁH376Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhis brotherאָחִיו֙H251Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularsayingלֵאמֹ֔רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructKnowדְּע֖וּH3045Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularbecauseכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthey will allכוּלָּם֩H3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralknowיֵדְע֨וּH3045Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralMeאוֹתִ֜יH853Direct object marker | first person common singularfrom the least of themלְמִקְטַנָּ֤םH6996Preposition-l, Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluraltoוְעַד־H5704Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe greatestגְּדוֹלָם֙H1419Adjective - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluraldeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularForכִּ֤יH3588ConjunctionI will forgiveאֶסְלַח֙H5545Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singulartheir iniquitiesלַֽעֲוֺנָ֔םH5771Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine pluraland will rememberאֶזְכָּר־H2142Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singulartheir sinsוּלְחַטָּאתָ֖םH2403Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralnoלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlemoreעֽוֹד׃סH5750Adverb

BSB notes

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

Read full chapter context All Jeremiah chapters

<- Jeremiah 30 Jeremiah 31 Jeremiah 32 ->