^31:34“People will no longer need to teach their neighbors and relatives to know me.⁸¹ For all of them, from the least important to the most important, will know me,”⁸² says the Lord. “For⁸³ I will forgive their sin and will no longer call to mind the wrong they have done.”

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Jeremiah 31:34: And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‛Know the LORD,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest…For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more…

Footnotes

81 Heb “teach …, saying, ‘Know the Lord.’ ” The indirect quote has been chosen for stylistic reasons, i.e., to better parallel the following line. As mentioned in the translator’s note on (9:2 ) “knowing” God in covenant contexts like this involves more than just an awareness of who he is (9:23 [9:22 ]). It involves an acknowledgment of his sovereignty and whole hearted commitment to obedience to him. This is perhaps best seen in the parallelisms in Hos 4:1; 6:6 where “the knowledge of God” is parallel with faithfulness and steadfast love and in the context of Hos 4 refers to obedience to the Lord’s commands.
82 This statement should be understood against the background of Jer 8:8–9 where class distinctions were drawn and certain people were considered to have more awareness and responsibility for knowing the law and also Jer 5:1–5 and 9:3–9 where the sinfulness of Israel was seen to be universal across these class distinctions and no trust was to be placed in friends, neighbors, or relatives because all without distinction had cast off God’s yoke (i.e., refused to submit themselves to his authority).
83 The Hebrew particle כִּי (ki) that introduces this clause refers to more than just the preceding clause (i.e., that all will know the Lord) but to all of vv. 31–34a (See 474 כִּי 3.c).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

No longer will they teach their neighbor,

or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’

because they will all know me,

from the least of them to the greatest,”

declares the Lord.

“For I will forgive their wickedness

and will remember their sins no more.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

No longer will one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know me, from the least to the greatest of them” —this is the Lord’s declaration. “For I will forgive their iniquity and never again remember their sin.

NLTNew Living Translation

And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, ‘You should know the Lord.’ For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already,” says the Lord. “And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And they will no longer teach each one his neighbor, or each one his brother, saying, ‘Know Yahweh,’ for all of them will know me, from their smallest and up to their greatest,” declares Yahweh, “for I will forgive their iniquity and their sin I will no longer remember.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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