Footnote

d A standard explanation by modern-​day Judaism is that Jeremiah was simply predicting a renewal or reaffirmation of the Law covenant with Israel, as occurred after their return from exile in Babylon in 537 B.C.E. (Ezra 10:1-14) But again the prophecy itself negates such an explanation. God stated clearly that this will be a “new covenant,” not merely a renewed covenant. Further, he emphasizes that it is unlike the covenant made when he led them out of Egyptian bondage. Some have said that it was “new” in the sense that now they would faithfully keep the same covenant, but history shows otherwise. In fact, their lack of faithfulness led to the destruction of the second temple.​—Deuteronomy 18:19; 28:45-48.