The word translated new in the new covenant of Jeremiah 31:31. The root carries renew as readily as brand new; Psalm 104:30 uses it for renewing the face of the ground, which is restored, not replaced. A renewed covenant, not a different one.
The full definition
The word translated new in the new covenant of Yirmeyahu [Jeremiah] 31:31. English hears new and assumes replacement, a second thing that cancels the first. The Hebrew root does not require that. It carries renew as readily as brand new.
Tehillim [Psalms] 104:30 uses the same root for how HaShem renews the face of the ground. The ground is not annihilated and swapped for another; it is made new again. A renewed covenant, not a different one. That distinction is the difference between restoration and replacement, and it decides how you read the whole story.
Key passages
- Jeremiah 31:31
- Psalm 104:30
- Hebrews 8:13