Jeremiah 31:32

31:32 It will not be like the old ¹  covenant that I made with their ancestors ²  when I delivered them ³  from Egypt. For they violated that covenant, even though I was like a faithful husband to them,” ⁴  says the Lord. ⁵ 

Ezekiel 16:59

16:59 “‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says: I will deal with you according to what you have done when you despised your oath by breaking your covenant.

Ezekiel 20:37

20:37 I will make you pass under ⁶  the shepherd’s staff, ⁷  and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.

¹ 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.

² tn Heb “fathers.”

³ tn Heb “when I took them by the hand and led them out.”

⁴ tn Or “I was their master.” See the study note on 3:14.

⁵ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

⁶ tn This is the same Hebrew verb used to describe the passing of the children through the fire.

⁷ sn The metaphor may be based in Lev 27:32 (see also Jer 33:13; Matt 25:32-33). A shepherd would count his sheep as they passed beneath his staff.