Jeremia 31:32

32 Niet naar het verbond, dat Ik met hun vaderen gemaakt heb, ten dage als Ik hun hand aangreep, om hen uit Egypteland uit te voeren, welk Mijn verbond zij vernietigd hebben, hoewel Ik hen getrouwd had, spreekt de HEERE;

Jeremia 31:32 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 31:32

Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers,
&c.] Meaning not Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; but the ancestors of the Jews that came out of Egypt, as appears by what follows. This was the covenant made at Sinai, which is here referred to; but the above covenant was not according to that; for, though it was not properly a covenant of works, but a typical one; yet it was in some sense faulty and deficient; or, however, the persons under it were faulty, and did not keep it; and besides, it was made with the Israelites; whereas this new covenant belongs both to Jews and Gentiles. That the Sinai covenant is intended is clear by the following circumstances: in the day [that] I took them by the hand, to bring them out of the
land of Egypt;
that is, immediately after their being brought out of Egypt, the covenant was made with them; see ( Exodus 19:1-8 ) ( Exodus 24:7 Exodus 24:8 ) ; at which time of their bringing out, the Lord took them by the hand, as being unable to deliver themselves, and to go out of themselves; which is expressive, as of their weakness, so of his power and goodness, kindness and tenderness to them; and is an aggravation of their ingratitude to him in breaking the covenant, made with them at such a time by the Lord, who was so kind and indulgent to them; and which is still more fully expressed in the following clause: which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them,
saith the Lord;
they promised fair, but did not perform; their hearts were not right with God, nor were they steadfast in his covenant; though it was such a solemn transaction, and had the nature of a matrimonial contract; it was the day of their espousal; they were betrothed to the Lord, and he acted the part of a husband to them in nourishing and cherishing them in providing food and raiment for them; manna that continued with them, and clothes that waxed not old; and in protecting them from their enemies, and bringing them to a good settlement in the land of Canaan. The Septuagint version renders it, "and I regarded them not"; and so the apostle, ( Hebrews 8:9 ) ; for the reconciliation of which to the Hebrew text (See Gill on Hebrews 8:9).

Jeremia 31:32 In-Context

30 Maar een iegelijk zal om zijn ongerechtigheid sterven; een ieder mens, die de onrijpe druiven eet, zijn tanden zullen stomp worden.

31 Ziet, de dagen komen, spreekt de HEERE, dat Ik met het huis van Israel en met het huis van Juda een nieuw verbond zal maken;

32 Niet naar het verbond, dat Ik met hun vaderen gemaakt heb, ten dage als Ik hun hand aangreep, om hen uit Egypteland uit te voeren, welk Mijn verbond zij vernietigd hebben, hoewel Ik hen getrouwd had, spreekt de HEERE;

33 Maar dit is het verbond, dat Ik na die dagen met het huis van Israel maken zal, spreekt de HEERE: Ik zal Mijn wet in hun binnenste geven, en zal die in hun hart schrijven; en Ik zal hun tot een God zijn, en zij zullen Mij tot een volk zijn.

34 En zij zullen niet meer, een iegelijk zijn naaste, en een iegelijk zijn broeder, leren, zeggende: Kent den HEERE! want zij zullen Mij allen kennen, van hun kleinste af tot hun grootste toe, spreekt de HEERE; want Ik zal hun ongerechtigheid vergeven, en hunner zonden niet meer gedenken.