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    Jeremiah 31 (KJV)

    Read Jeremiah chapter 31 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible.

    Jeremiah 31

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    Jeremiah 31:3

    "The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have l…"

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    Jeremiah 31:4

    "Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin o…"

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    Jeremiah 31 Summary

    Jeremiah 31 is one of the Old Testament's most hopeful chapters, containing the promise of the New Covenant. God declares His everlasting love: 'I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.' He promises to restore Israel, turning mourning into joy.

    The chapter's theological climax is God's announcement of a New Covenant — unlike the old one Israel broke. This covenant will write God's law on hearts, not tablets of stone. Everyone will know the Lord personally, and He will forgive their sins completely: 'I will remember their sin no more.' Hebrews 8 quotes this passage at length as fulfilled through Jesus Christ.

    Key Themes

    Everlasting LoveNew CovenantRestorationHeart Transformation

    Key Verses in Jeremiah 31

    "The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee."

    — Jeremiah 31:3

    One of the Bible's most beautiful declarations of God's eternal, pursuing love.

    "I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people."

    — Jeremiah 31:33

    The essence of the New Covenant — internal transformation replaces external rules.

    "For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more."

    — Jeremiah 31:34

    Complete, permanent forgiveness — the foundation of the New Covenant fulfilled in Christ.

    Life Application

    God's love for you is everlasting — it didn't start when you accepted Him, and it won't end when you fail. Under the New Covenant, His law is written on your heart, not carved on stone. You're not trying to earn God's favor; you're living from a relationship of grace.

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    What is the New Covenant?

    The New Covenant, promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34, replaces the Mosaic covenant with an internal, heart-based relationship with God. Its features include: God's law written on hearts, personal knowledge of God for all believers, and complete forgiveness of sins. Christians believe it was inaugurated by Jesus' death and resurrection.

    How is Jeremiah 31 fulfilled in the New Testament?

    Hebrews 8:8-12 quotes Jeremiah 31 extensively, declaring that Jesus is the mediator of this New Covenant. The Last Supper references it ('This cup is the new covenant in my blood'), and believers experience its reality through the indwelling Holy Spirit.

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