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30 But each person will die for his own sin. The person who eats sour grapes will grind his own teeth.

The New Agreement

31 “Look, the time is coming,” says the Lord,
    “when I will make a new agreement.
It will be with the people of Israel
    and the people of Judah.
32 It will not be like the agreement
    I made with their ancestors.
That was when I took them by the hand
    to bring them out of Egypt.
I was a husband to them,
    but they broke that agreement,” says the Lord.

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30 Instead, everyone will die for their own sin;(A) whoever eats sour grapes—their own teeth will be set on edge.

31 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will make a new covenant(B)
with the people of Israel
    and with the people of Judah.
32 It will not be like the covenant(C)
    I made with their ancestors(D)
when I took them by the hand
    to lead them out of Egypt,(E)
because they broke my covenant,
    though I was a husband(F) to[a] them,[b]
declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:32 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac / and I turned away from
  2. Jeremiah 31:32 Or was their master