Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
This new covenant will not be like the one I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and led them out of Egypt. They broke that covenant, even though I was like a loving husband to them, says the LORD.
God is saying the new covenant will be different from the old one that Israel's ancestors broke, despite His faithful love for them.
📚 Historical Context
This verse refers to the covenant God made with Israel at Mount Sinai after delivering them from slavery in Egypt, which included the Ten Commandments and the Law of Moses. Despite God's faithful care for His people, they repeatedly violated this covenant through disobedience and idolatry. Jeremiah prophesied this around 600 BC, just before Judah's exile to Babylon, when the nation's covenant-breaking had reached its climax.
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