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.
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TextBut 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 Scheme Translation
TranslationThe Holy Bible, American Standard Version 1 TranslatorAmerican Revision Committee 1 Connections
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This source names Israel directly: "In its own context it promises a renewal of the covenant with Israel, not its replacement."
Source The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line textAmerican Revision Committee
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Source The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line textAmerican Revision Committee
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1. The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line text
American Revision Committee, eBible.org (digital edition), 1901Jeremiah 31:33View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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