And noוְלֹאlongerעוֹדwill they teach,יְלַמְּדוּeach oneאִישׁhis neighborאֶת רֵעֵהוּand each oneוְאִישׁhis brother,אֶת אָחִיוsaying,לֵאמֹר‘KnowדְּעוּYHWH,’אֶת יְהוָהforכִּיall of themכוּלָּםwill know me,יֵדְעוּ אוֹתִיfrom the least of themלְמִקְטַנָּםto the greatest of them,וְעַד גְּדוֹלָםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH;יְהוָהforכִּיI will forgiveאֶסְלַחtheir iniquity,לַעֲוֺנָםand their sinוּלְחַטָּאתָםI will notלֹאrememberאֶזְכָּרanymore.”עוֹד
Jeremiah 31:34
Study it in the app“And no longer will they teach, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know YHWH,’ for all of them will know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, declares YHWH; for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will not remember anymore.””
Jeremiah announces a new covenant, written on the heartFaithfulnessThe new covenant includes forgiveness and God's forgettingForgivenessGod promises a new covenant and forgiveness for his peopleHope
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 31:34, word by word
- will they teachיְלַמְּדוּyelamdu
teach
To instruct another with words or example, so that he learns.
Where else “yelamdu” appears- each oneאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- his neighborרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- his brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- ‘Knowדְּעוּdeu
know a person
To know someone.
Where else “deu” appears- YHWH,’יְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- from the least of themקְטַנָּketana
small
What is small in size or counts for little.
Where else “ketana” appears- to the greatest of themגְּדוֹלָgedola
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appears- I will forgiveאֶסְלַחeslach
forgive
Forgive, pardon. In the Bible this verb has only God as its subject.
Where else “eslach” appears- their iniquityעֲוֺנָavona
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avona” appears- and their sinחַטָּאתָchatata
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatata” appears- rememberאֶזְכָּרezkar
remember favorably
God turns his mind to someone and helps them.
Where else “ezkar” appears
The context
33For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares YHWH: I will put my instruction within them, and on their heart I will write it; and I will be to them Elohim, and they will be to me a people.
34 · This verse (above)
35Thus says YHWH, who gives the sun for light by day, the statutes of the moon and of the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar; YHWH Tsevaot is his name: