Jeremiah 31:32 “It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took…”

Jeremiah 31:32

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:

World English Bible

not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, which covenant of mine they broke, although I was a husband to them,” says the LORD.

American Standard Version

not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was a husband unto them, saith Jehovah.

Geneva Bible 1599

Not according to ye couenant that I made with their fathers, when I tooke them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, the which my couenant they brake, although I was an husband vnto them, saith the Lord.

Darby Translation

not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, in the day of my taking them by the hand, to lead them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they broke, although I was a husband unto them, saith Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

Not like the covenant that I made with their fathers, In the day of My laying hold on their hand, To bring them out of the land of Egypt, In that they made void My covenant, And I ruled over them — an affirmation of Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

Not like the agreement which I made with their fathers, on the day when I took them by the hand to be their guide out of the land of Egypt; which agreement was broken by them, and I gave them up, says the Lord.

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Cross references

“Not”

Exodus 24:6–8 Exodus 19:5 Deuteronomy 5:3 Ezekiel 16:8 Jeremiah 31:1 Jeremiah 34:14

Exodus 24:6–8 · BSB

Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he splattered on the altar.

Exodus 19:5 · BSB

Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.

Deuteronomy 5:3 · BSB

He did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with all of us who are alive here today.

Ezekiel 16:8 · BSB

Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares th…

Jeremiah 31:1 · BSB

“At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.”

Jeremiah 34:14 · BSB

Every seventh year, each of you must free his Hebrew brother who has sold himself to you. He may serve you six years, but then you must let him go free. But your fathers did not listen or incline their ear.

“in the”

Deuteronomy 1:31 Psalm 73:23 Song of Solomon 8:5 Isaiah 41:13 Isaiah 63:12–14 Hosea 11:1

Deuteronomy 1:31 · BSB

and in the wilderness, where the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way by which you traveled until you reached this place.”

Psalm 73:23 · BSB

Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.

Song of Solomon 8:5 · BSB

Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? The Bride I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.

Isaiah 41:13 · BSB

For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.

Isaiah 63:12–14 · BSB

who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,

Hosea 11:1 · BSB

When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.

“which”

Jeremiah 11:7–10 Leviticus 26:15 Jeremiah 22:9 Deuteronomy 31:16 Isaiah 24:5 Ezekiel 20:37

Jeremiah 11:7–10 · BSB

For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’

Leviticus 26:15 · BSB

and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant,

Jeremiah 22:9 · BSB

Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”

Deuteronomy 31:16 · BSB

And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant…

Isaiah 24:5 · BSB

The earth is defiled by its people; they have transgressed the laws; they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant.

Ezekiel 20:37 · BSB

I will make you pass under the rod and will bring you into the bond of the covenant.

“although I was”

John 3:29 Jeremiah 3:14 Hosea 3:1 Jeremiah 2:2 Isaiah 54:5 Ezekiel 23:4

John 3:29 · BSB

The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.

Jeremiah 3:14 · BSB

“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.

Hosea 3:1 · BSB

Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to…

Jeremiah 2:2 · BSB

“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.

Isaiah 54:5 · BSB

For your husband is your Maker— the LORD of Hosts is His name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.

Ezekiel 23:4 · BSB

The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.

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.

Read Jeremiah 31