Jeremiah 31:32 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.

Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

Jeremiah 31:32 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.

Jeremiah 31:33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people:

Jeremiah 31:34 and they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know Jehovah; for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith Jehovah: for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "covenant", "fathers", "took", "hand", "bring", "land", and "egypt". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "covenant" and "fathers", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "Behold the days come saith Jehovah that..." into verse 33's "But this is the covenant that I...", so "covenant" and "fathers" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "covenant" and "fathers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.