Jeremiah 31:32 (DRB)

Passage

Not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, the covenant which they made void, and I had dominion over them, saith the Lord.

Nearby Context

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

Jeremiah 31:31 Behold the days shall come, saith the Lord, and I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Juda:

Jeremiah 31:32 Not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, the covenant which they made void, and I had dominion over them, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, saith the Lord: I will give my law in their bowels, and I will write it in their heart: and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Jeremiah 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying: Know the Lord: for all shall know me from the least of them even to the greatest, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin 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 shall come saith the..." into verse 33's "But this shall be the covenant that...", 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.