And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
And people will no longer need to teach their neighbors and relatives, saying, 'You need to know the LORD,' because everyone will already know me, from the least important person to the most important, says the LORD. I will forgive their wrongdoing and never remember their sins again.
God is promising a future time when everyone will personally know Him without needing to be taught, and He will completely forgive and forget their sins.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Jeremiah's prophecy about God's 'new covenant' with His people, given around 600 BC during the Babylonian exile. The Israelites had been scattered from their homeland due to their unfaithfulness, but God was promising a restored relationship that would be different from the old covenant given through Moses. This prophecy looked forward to a time when knowing God wouldn't depend on external teaching or religious instruction, but would be an internal, personal reality for all people.
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