There are days coming, ’ is the utterance of Jehovah, ‘ and I will conclude with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah a new covenant... I will put my law within them, and in their heart I shall write it. And I will become their God, and they themselves will become my people....
Prohvet Jeremija ennustas seda sajandeid ette, öeldes: „Vaata, päevad tulevad, ütleb Jehoova, mil ma teen Iisraeli sooga ja Juuda sooga uue lepingu... ma panen nende sisse oma käsuõpetuse ja kirjutan selle neile südamesse; siis ma olen neile Jumalaks ja nemad on mulle rahvaks!...