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Jeremiah 31:29-40
New International Version - UK
Jeremiah 31:29-40
New International Version - UK
29 ‘In those days people will no longer say,
“The parents have eaten sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge.”
30 Instead, everyone will die for their own sin; whoever eats sour grapes – their own teeth will be set on edge.
31 ‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord,
‘when I will make a new covenant
with the people of Israel
and with the people of Judah.
32 It will not be like the covenant
I made with their ancestors
when I took them by the hand
to lead them out of Egypt,
because they broke my covenant,
though I was a husband to[a] them,’[b]
declares the Lord.
33 ‘This is the covenant that I will make with the people of Israel
after that time,’ declares the Lord.
‘I will put my law in their minds
and write it on their hearts.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.
34 No longer will they teach their neighbour,
or say to one another, “Know the Lord,”
because they will all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest,’
declares the Lord.
‘For I will forgive their wickedness
and will remember their sins no more.’
35 This is what the Lord says,
he who appoints the sun
to shine by day,
who decrees the moon and stars
to shine by night,
who stirs up the sea
so that its waves roar –
the Lord Almighty is his name:
36 ‘Only if these decrees vanish from my sight,’
declares the Lord,
‘will Israel ever cease
being a nation before me.’
37 This is what the Lord says:
‘Only if the heavens above can be measured
and the foundations of the earth below be searched out
will I reject all the descendants of Israel
because of all they have done,’
declares the Lord.
38 ‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when this city will be rebuilt for me from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. 39 The measuring line will stretch from there straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn to Goah. 40 The whole valley where dead bodies and ashes are thrown, and all the terraces out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far as the corner of the Horse Gate, will be holy to the Lord. The city will never again be uprooted or demolished.’
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- Jeremiah 31:32 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac covenant, / and I turned away from
- Jeremiah 31:32 Or was their master
Jeremiah 31:29-40
New American Standard Bible
Jeremiah 31:29-40
New American Standard Bible
29 “In those days they will no longer say,
‘(A)The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
[a]But it is the children’s teeth that have become blunt.’
30 But (B)everyone will die for his own wrongdoing; each person who eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will become blunt.
31 “(C)Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a (D)new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 32 not like the (E)covenant which I made with their fathers on the day I (F)took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My (G)covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord. 33 “For (H)this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord: “(I)I will put My law within them and write it on their heart; and (J)I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 They will (K)not teach again, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all (L)know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,” declares the Lord, “for I will (M)forgive their wrongdoing, and their (N)sin I will no longer remember.”
35 This is what the Lord says,
He who (O)gives the sun for light by day
And the [b]fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night,
Who (P)stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—
(Q)The Lord of armies is His name:
36 “(R)If [c]this fixed order departs
From Me,” declares the Lord,
“Then the descendants of Israel also will (S)cease
To be a nation before Me [d]forever.”
37 This is what the Lord says:
“(T)If the heavens above can be measured
And the foundations of the earth searched out below,
Then I will also (U)reject all the descendants of Israel
For everything that they have done,” declares the Lord.
38 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when the (V)city will be rebuilt for the Lord from the (W)Tower of Hananel to the (X)Corner Gate. 39 The (Y)measuring line will go out farther straight ahead, to the hill Gareb; then it will turn to Goah. 40 And (Z)the entire valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook (AA)Kidron to the corner of the (AB)Horse Gate toward the east, shall be (AC)holy to the Lord; it will not be uprooted or overthrown ever again.”
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- Jeremiah 31:29 I.e., the children suffer for the fathers’ sins
- Jeremiah 31:35 Lit statutes
- Jeremiah 31:36 Lit these statutes
- Jeremiah 31:36 Lit all the days
Jeremiah 31:29-40
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 31:29-40
English Standard Version
29 In those days they shall no longer say:
(A)“‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
and the children's teeth are set on edge.’
30 (B)But everyone shall die for his own iniquity. Each man who eats sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.
The New Covenant
31 (C)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make (D)a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 32 not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when (E)I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, (F)though I was their husband, declares the Lord. 33 (G)For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: (H)I will put my law within them, and I will write it (I)on their hearts. (J)And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ (K)for they shall all know me, (L)from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For (M)I will forgive their iniquity, and (N)I will remember their sin no more.”
35 Thus says the Lord,
who (O)gives the sun for light by day
and (P)the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night,
who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—
(Q)the Lord of hosts is his name:
36 (R)“If this fixed order departs
from before me, declares the Lord,
then shall the offspring of Israel cease
from being a nation before me forever.”
37 Thus says the Lord:
“If the heavens above can be measured,
and the foundations of the earth below can be explored,
(S)then I will cast off all the offspring of Israel
for all that they have done,
declares the Lord.”
38 (T)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when the city shall be rebuilt for the Lord (U)from the Tower of Hananel to (V)the Corner Gate. 39 (W)And the measuring line shall go out farther, straight to the hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Goah. 40 (X)The whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the (Y)brook Kidron, to the corner of (Z)the Horse Gate toward the east, (AA)shall be sacred to the Lord. (AB)It shall not be plucked up or overthrown anymore forever.”
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Jeremiah 31:29-40
New International Reader's Version
Jeremiah 31:29-40
New International Reader's Version
29 “In those days people will no longer say,
“ ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes.
But the children have a bitter taste in their mouths.’
30 Instead, everyone will die for their own sin. The one who eats sour grapes will taste how bitter they are.
31 “The days are coming,” announces the Lord.
“I will make a new covenant
with the people of Israel.
I will also make it with the people of Judah.
32 It will not be like the covenant
I made with their people of long ago.
That was when I took them by the hand.
I led them out of Egypt.
But they broke my covenant.
They did it even though I was like a husband to them,”
announces the Lord.
33 “This is the covenant I will make with Israel
after that time,” announces the Lord.
“I will put my law in their minds.
I will write it on their hearts.
I will be their God.
And they will be my people.
34 They will not need to teach their neighbor anymore.
And they will not need to teach one another anymore.
They will not need to say, ‘Know the Lord.’
That’s because everyone will know me.
From the least important of them to the most important,
all of them will know me,”
announces the Lord.
“I will forgive their evil ways.
I will not remember their sins anymore.”
35 The Lord speaks.
He makes the sun
shine by day.
He orders the moon and stars
to shine at night.
He stirs up the ocean.
He makes its waves roar.
His name is the Lord Who Rules Over All.
36 “Suppose my orders for creation disappear from my sight,”
announces the Lord.
“Only then will the people of Israel stop being
a nation in my sight.”
37 The Lord says,
“Suppose the sky above could be measured.
Suppose the foundations of the earth below could be completely discovered.
Only then would I turn away the people of Israel.
Even though they have committed many sins,
I will still accept them,”
announces the Lord.
38 “The days are coming,” announces the Lord. “At that time Jerusalem will be rebuilt for me. It will be rebuilt from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. 39 The measuring line will reach out from there. It will go straight to the hill of Gareb. Then it will turn and reach as far as Goah. 40 There is a valley where dead bodies and ashes are thrown. That whole valley will be holy to me. The side of the Kidron Valley east of the city will be holy to me. It will be holy all the way to the corner of the Horse Gate. The city will never again be pulled up by the roots. It will never be destroyed.”
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Jeremiah 31:29-40
New International Version
Jeremiah 31:29-40
New International Version
29 “In those days people will no longer say,
30 Instead, everyone will die for their own sin;(C) whoever eats sour grapes—their own teeth will be set on edge.
31 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“when I will make a new covenant(D)
with the people of Israel
and with the people of Judah.
32 It will not be like the covenant(E)
I made with their ancestors(F)
when I took them by the hand
to lead them out of Egypt,(G)
because they broke my covenant,
though I was a husband(H) to[a] them,[b]”
declares the Lord.
33 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel
after that time,” declares the Lord.
“I will put my law in their minds(I)
and write it on their hearts.(J)
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.(K)
34 No longer will they teach(L) their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know(M) me,
from the least of them to the greatest,”
declares the Lord.
“For I will forgive(N) their wickedness
and will remember their sins(O) no more.”
35 This is what the Lord says,
he who appoints(P) the sun
to shine by day,
who decrees the moon and stars
to shine by night,(Q)
who stirs up the sea(R)
so that its waves roar(S)—
the Lord Almighty is his name:(T)
36 “Only if these decrees(U) vanish from my sight,”
declares the Lord,
“will Israel(V) ever cease
being a nation before me.”
37 This is what the Lord says:
“Only if the heavens above can be measured(W)
and the foundations of the earth below be searched out
will I reject(X) all the descendants of Israel
because of all they have done,”
declares the Lord.
38 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when this city will be rebuilt(Y) for me from the Tower of Hananel(Z) to the Corner Gate.(AA) 39 The measuring line(AB) will stretch from there straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn to Goah. 40 The whole valley(AC) where dead bodies(AD) and ashes are thrown, and all the terraces out to the Kidron Valley(AE) on the east as far as the corner of the Horse Gate,(AF) will be holy(AG) to the Lord. The city will never again be uprooted or demolished.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 31:32 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac / and I turned away from
- Jeremiah 31:32 Or was their master
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