The Meaning of Jeremiah 31:31 Explained

Jeremiah 31:31

KJV: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

YLT: Lo, days are coming, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have made with the house of Israel And with the house of Judah a new covenant,

Darby: Behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

ASV: Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

Discover Jeremiah 31:31

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Jeremiah 31:31?

MEANING: What does Jeremiah 31:31 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Jeremiah 31:31 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Jeremiah 31:31?

What is the context of Jeremiah 31:31?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

What does Jeremiah 31:31 Mean?

Verse Meaning

In the future, the Lord will make a new covenant with all the Israelites, specifically the Israelites who had inhabited the Northern Kingdom and those who had inhabited the Southern Kingdom (cf. Jeremiah 32:40; Isaiah 24:5; Isaiah 42:6; Jeremiah 31:31-346; Isaiah 55:3; Isaiah 59:21; Isaiah 61:8; Ezekiel 16:60; Ezekiel 37:26; Hosea 2:18-20; Luke 22:20; 1 Corinthians 11:25; 2 Corinthians 3:6; Hebrews 8:8 to Hebrews 9:28; Hebrews 12:24). This is the only place in the Old Testament where the term "new covenant" appears, though there are many references to this covenant elsewhere.

"The short passage which develops from the simple announcement in this verse is one of the most important in the book of Jeremiah. Indeed it represents one of the deepest insights in the whole OT." ^[1]

"The heart of OT theology and of the message of Jeremiah was his teaching on the New covenant in 1713869744_86." ^[2]

Context Summary

Jeremiah 31:1-40 - Shepherds That Mislead God's Flock

It is God's purpose to care for His people through shepherds (pastors) who are responsible to Him. Jesus our Lord is the Branch into which we may be grafted. He is our King who saves us and clothes us with His own spotless righteousness. God finds us in Him, Philippians 3:9. Because He reigns, we are saved and dwell in safety. When we are brought into contact with false shepherds, whether the failure be in doctrine or example, let us ask for the broken heart of Jeremiah 23:9.

God is everywhere present; as the latter paragraph indicates, He is near at hand to overhear the blasphemy of those who deride religion, and to be a very present help in time of trouble. If He fills heaven and earth, can He not fill thy heart? If His Word is like fire, let it cleanse thee! If it is as a hammer, let it pulverize thy pride! Let those of us who essay to teach and preach, not steal our words from our neighbors, or utter our own, but receive them from the source of all truth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 31

¹ The restoration of Israel
¹⁰ The publication thereof
¹⁵ Rahel mourning is comforted
¹⁸ Ephraim repenting is brought home again
²² Christ is promised
²⁷ His care over the church
³¹ His new covenant
³⁵ The stability,
³⁸ and amplitude of the church

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 31:31 mean?

Behold the days are coming says Yahweh and when I will make with the house of Israel and with of Judah a covenant new

הִנֵּ֛ה יָמִ֥ים בָּאִ֖ים נְאֻם־ יְהוָ֑ה וְכָרַתִּ֗י אֶת־ בֵּ֧ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וְאֶת־ יְהוּדָ֖ה בְּרִ֥ית חֲדָשָֽׁה

הִנֵּ֛ה	Behold
Parse: Interjection Root: הִנֵּה Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
יָמִ֥ים	the days
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
בָּאִ֖ים	are coming
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
נְאֻם־	says
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: נְאֻם Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
יְהוָ֑ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וְכָרַתִּ֗י	and when I will make
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular Root: כָּרַת Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant.
בֵּ֧ית	the house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
וְאֶת־	and with
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with.
יְהוּדָ֖ה	of Judah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
בְּרִ֥ית	a covenant
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: בְּרִית Sense: covenant, alliance, pledge.
חֲדָשָֽׁה	new
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular Root: חָדָשׁ Sense: new, new thing, fresh.

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