Jeremiah 31:32 (GNV)

Passage

Not according to ye couenant that I made with their fathers, when I tooke them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, the which my couenant they brake, although I was an husband vnto them, saith the Lord.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 31:30 But euery one shall die for his owne iniquitie: euery man that eateth the sowre grape, his teeth shalbe set on edge.

Jeremiah 31:31 Beholde, the dayes come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new couenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Iudah,

Jeremiah 31:32 Not according to ye couenant that I made with their fathers, when I tooke them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, the which my couenant they brake, although I was an husband vnto them, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 31:33 But this shall be the couenant that I will make with the house of Israel, After those dayes, saith the Lord, I will put my Lawe in their inward partes, and write it in their hearts, and wil be their God, and they shalbe my people.

Jeremiah 31:34 And they shall teach no more euery man his neighbour and euery man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me from the least of them vnto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I wil forgiue their iniquitie, and will remember their sinnes no more.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "Beholde the dayes come saith the Lord..." into verse 33's "But this shall be the couenant that...", so "couenant" 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 "couenant" and "fathers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.