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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
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses the house of Israel and Judah, contrasting a coming covenant with the historical Exodus event.
The words — The Hebrew לֹא (loʾ, "not") and כַּבְּרִית (kaḇbərîṯ, "like the covenant") establish a direct negation of comparison. The verb הֶחֱזִיקִי (heḥəzîqî, "I took hold") describes the initiating action at the Exodus.
The thread — The Exodus motif echoes Deuteronomy 1:31 and the covenant stipulations of Exodus 19:5 and Exodus 24:6.
Why it lands — The text states that the future covenant will differ fundamentally from the broken Sinai agreement. It demands recognition that the new arrangement relies on divine initiative rather than human maintenance.
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The Hebrew words
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:
Cross-references
- Exodus 24:6 Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he splattered on the altar.
- Exodus 19:5 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 1:31 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.”
- Deuteronomy 5:3 He did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with all of us who are alive here today.
- John 3:29 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.
- Leviticus 26:15 and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant,
- Jeremiah 3:14 “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.
- Jeremiah 11:7 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.’
- Ezekiel 16:8 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 the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 16:59 For this is what the Lord GOD says: I will deal with you according to your deeds, since you have despised the oath by breaking the covenant.