31:31 “Indeed, a time is coming,” says the Lord, 1 “when I will make a new covenant 2 with the people of Israel and Judah. 3 31:32 It will not be like the old 4 covenant that I made with their ancestors 5 when I delivered them 6 from Egypt. For they violated that covenant, even though I was like a faithful husband to them,” 7 says the Lord. 8
1 tn Heb “Oracle of the
2 tn Or “a renewed covenant” (also in vv. 22-23).
3 tn Heb “the house of Israel and the house of Judah.”
4 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.
5 tn Heb “fathers.”
6 tn Heb “when I took them by the hand and led them out.”
7 tn Or “I was their master.” See the study note on 3:14.
8 tn Heb “Oracle of the