Jeremiah 31:31 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge:

Jeremiah 31:30 for 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, 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 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.

Jeremiah 31:33 For 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 will write it in their heart; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "days", "come", "saith", "jehovah", "make", "covenant", and "house". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "days", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "for every one shall die for his..." into verse 32's "not according to the covenant that I...", so "behold" and "days" 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 "behold" and "days" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.