In that day I will make a covenant for them with the animals of the field, And with the birds of the sky, And with the creeping things of the ground. I will break the bow, the sword, and the battle out of the land, And will make them lie down safely.
"And in that day will I make a covenant for them ..." This language is strongly suggestive of  Jeremiah 31:31-25 and is undoubtedly a reference to the "new covenant" which God promised to make "with the house of Israel." The great significance of this is that the triple betrothal mentioned in the next verse is thus related to the "new Israel," and not to the "old Israel."  Any interpretation that leaves this out of view is totally inadequate.  Hailey accurately presented the meaning thus: