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Jeremiah 31:33

The Bible

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The promise of a covenant written on the heart. The Greek word for covenant here, diatheke, is the word behind 'testament', and Christian tradition took this verse as naming itself: the New Testament. In its own context it promises a renewal of the covenant with Israel, not its replacement.

Facts
Passage
Text
But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 1
Reference
Jeremiah 31:33 1
Reference Scheme
Book, Chapter, Verse 1
Translation
Translation
The Holy Bible, American Standard Version 1
Translator
American Revision Committee 1
Meaning
Theme
covenant 1
Cross-Tradition Connections

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Israel, Countries

This source names Israel directly: "In its own context it promises a renewal of the covenant with Israel, not its replacement."

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Christianity, Religions

The verse from which the phrase New Testament is taken.

Judaism, Religions

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Sources
1. The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line text
American Revision Committee, eBible.org (digital edition), 1901Jeremiah 31:33View the Source
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