31:31–34. This well-known passage, with its proclamation of a new covenant (berit ḥadaša), is a summary of Jeremiah’s message. It moves from the righteous judgment that has come on Israel and Judah because of their disobedience to the restoration of God’s people in a new relationship with him. God’s torah (“law,” the verbal expression of his will) will become a constituent part of a person/people when God writes it on their hearts. This striking claim is a play on God’s writing of the Ten Commandments