Jeremiah 31:32not 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 broke, although I was a husband to them, says Yahweh.
The setting
Babylon, ~593 BC. God recalls the Exodus like a husband remembering his wedding day, before explaining why this covenant will be different...
The emotion here: wounded love remembering the betrayal but refusing to give up
The original word
bāʿal (בַּעַל) — husband, but also 'master' - God chose the intimate term over the legal one
Why it matters
The Hebrew uses the same word (baʿal) that Israelites used for pagan gods they worshiped
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 31:32
God is saying 'I held your hand like a groom, but you called other gods your husband'
Common misconceptionPeople focus on Israel's unfaithfulness here, but miss that God is actually saying 'Despite your betrayal, I'm willing to try again' - it's about His persistence, not their failure.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 31:32
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 31:32 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 31:32 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include covenant comparison, exodus, faithfulness. Notable phrases: took them by the hand; out of the land of Egypt; covenant broken. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
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