Jeremiah 16:3

16:3 For I, the Lord, tell you what will happen to ¹  the children who are born here in this land and to the men and women who are their mothers and fathers. ² 

Jeremiah 31:32

31:32 It will not be like the old ³  covenant that I made with their ancestors ⁴  when I delivered them ⁵  from Egypt. For they violated that covenant, even though I was like a faithful husband to them,” ⁶  says the Lord. ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “For thus says the Lord concerning…”

² tn Heb “Thus says the Lord concerning the sons and daughters who are born in the place and concerning their mothers who give them birth and their fathers who fathered them in this land.”

³ tn The word “old” is not in the text but is implicit in the use of the word “new.” It is supplied in the translation for greater clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “fathers.”

⁵ tn Heb “when I took them by the hand and led them out.”

⁶ tn Or “I was their master.” See the study note on 3:14.

⁷ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”