the words. Plural, indicating the many utterances of "this covenant".
this covenant. The old covenant of Exodus had been specially renewed by Judah in Jeremiah's days, under Josiah, in his eighteenth year (2 Kings 23:1-3).
Judah. Emphasized by repeated reference here. Compare verses: Jeremiah 11:2; Jeremiah 11:6; Jeremiah 11:9; Jeremiah 2:10; Jeremiah 2:12; Jeremiah 2:13; Jeremiah 2:17.