Geremia 31:32

32 non come il patto che fermai coi loro padri il giorno che li presi per mano per trarli fuori dal paese d’Egitto: patto ch’essi violarono, benché io fossi loro signore, dice l’Eterno;

Geremia 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).

Geremia 31:32 In-Context

30 ma ognuno morrà per la propria iniquità: chiunque mangerà l’agresto ne avrà i denti allegati.

31 Ecco, i giorni vengono, dice l’Eterno, che io farò un nuovo patto con la casa d’Israele e con la casa di Giuda;

32 non come il patto che fermai coi loro padri il giorno che li presi per mano per trarli fuori dal paese d’Egitto: patto ch’essi violarono, benché io fossi loro signore, dice l’Eterno;

33 ma questo è il patto che farò con la casa d’Israele, dopo quei giorni, dice l’Eterno: io metterò la mia legge nell’intimo loro, la scriverò sul loro cuore, e io sarò loro Dio, ed essi saranno mio popolo.

34 E non insegneranno più ciascuno il suo compagno e ciascuno il suo fratello, dicendo: "Conoscete l’Eterno!" poiché tutti mi conosceranno, dal più piccolo al più grande, dice l’Eterno. Poiché io perdonerò la loro iniquità, e non mi ricorderò più del loro peccato.