Jeremiah 31:34
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.
Study Note
Study Note
'And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour... for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them... for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.' The new covenant of Jeremiah 31 culminates in this verse: direct, universal knowledge of God grounded in complete forgiveness. The 'remember their sin no more' is not divine amnesia but a covenantal declaration that God will never bring those sins to account again — the forensic basis for the new covenant community's confident access. Hebrews 10:17 quotes precisely this phrase as evidence that where sins are forgiven, 'there is no more offering for sin' — the sacrificial system has reached its end.
Other Translations
And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know Jehovah; for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith Jehovah: for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.
And they do not teach any more Each his neighbour, and each his brother, Saying, Know ye Jehovah, For they all know Me, from their least unto their greatest, An affirmation of Jehovah; For I pardon their iniquity, And of their sin I make mention no more.
And no longer will they be teaching every man his neighbour and every man his brother, saying, Get knowledge of the Lord: for they will all have knowledge of me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord: for they will have my forgiveness for their evil-doing, and their sin will go from my memory for ever.
Cross References
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And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
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