Jeremiah 31:23-40
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
23 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Once more they shall use these words in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I restore their fortunes:
‘The Lord bless you, O habitation of righteousness,
O holy hill!’
24 And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, and the farmers and those who wander[a] with their flocks. 25 For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish.”
26 Thereupon I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.
Individual Retribution
27 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast. 28 And it shall come to pass that as I have watched over them to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring evil, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the Lord. 29 In those days they shall no longer say:
‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’
30 But every one shall die for his own sin; each man who eats sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.
A New Covenant
31 [b]“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, 32 not like the covenant which I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant which they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. 33 But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it upon their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And no longer shall each man teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
35 Thus says the Lord,
who gives the sun for light by day
and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night,
who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—
the Lord of hosts is his name:
36 “If this fixed order departs
from before me, says the Lord,
then shall the descendants of Israel cease
from being a nation before me for ever.”
37 Thus says the Lord:
“If the heavens above can be measured,
and the foundations of the earth below can be explored,
then I will cast off all the descendants of Israel
for all that they have done,
says the Lord.”
Jerusalem to Be Enlarged
38 “Behold, the days are coming says the Lord, when the city shall be rebuilt for the Lord from the tower of Hanan′el to the Corner Gate. 39 And the measuring line shall go out farther, straight to the hill Gareb, and shall then turn to Go′ah. 40 The whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be sacred to the Lord. It shall not be uprooted or overthrown any more for ever.”
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- Jeremiah 31:24 Cn Compare Syr Vg Tg: Heb and they shall wander
- 31.31-34 The new covenant; cf. Mt 26.28.
Jeremiah 31:23-40
New International Version
23 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “When I bring them back from captivity,[a](A) the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again use these words: ‘The Lord bless(B) you, you prosperous city,(C) you sacred mountain.’(D) 24 People will live(E) together in Judah and all its towns—farmers and those who move about with their flocks.(F) 25 I will refresh the weary(G) and satisfy the faint.”(H)
26 At this I awoke(I) and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant to me.
27 “The days are coming,”(J) declares the Lord, “when I will plant(K) the kingdoms of Israel and Judah with the offspring of people and of animals. 28 Just as I watched(L) over them to uproot(M) and tear down, and to overthrow, destroy and bring disaster,(N) so I will watch over them to build and to plant,”(O) declares the Lord. 29 “In those days people will no longer say,
30 Instead, everyone will die for their own sin;(R) 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(S)
with the people of Israel
and with the people of Judah.
32 It will not be like the covenant(T)
I made with their ancestors(U)
when I took them by the hand
to lead them out of Egypt,(V)
because they broke my covenant,
though I was a husband(W) to[b] them,[c]”
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(X)
and write it on their hearts.(Y)
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.(Z)
34 No longer will they teach(AA) their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know(AB) me,
from the least of them to the greatest,”
declares the Lord.
“For I will forgive(AC) their wickedness
and will remember their sins(AD) no more.”
35 This is what the Lord says,
he who appoints(AE) the sun
to shine by day,
who decrees the moon and stars
to shine by night,(AF)
who stirs up the sea(AG)
so that its waves roar(AH)—
the Lord Almighty is his name:(AI)
36 “Only if these decrees(AJ) vanish from my sight,”
declares the Lord,
“will Israel(AK) ever cease
being a nation before me.”
37 This is what the Lord says:
“Only if the heavens above can be measured(AL)
and the foundations of the earth below be searched out
will I reject(AM) 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(AN) for me from the Tower of Hananel(AO) to the Corner Gate.(AP) 39 The measuring line(AQ) will stretch from there straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn to Goah. 40 The whole valley(AR) where dead bodies(AS) and ashes are thrown, and all the terraces out to the Kidron Valley(AT) on the east as far as the corner of the Horse Gate,(AU) will be holy(AV) to the Lord. The city will never again be uprooted or demolished.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 31:23 Or I restore their fortunes
- Jeremiah 31:32 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac / and I turned away from
- Jeremiah 31:32 Or was their master
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