Hebrews 8:9

7 For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second.

8 But God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.

10 For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

11 No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.
KJV
Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
WEB
not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; for they didn’t continue in my covenant, and I disregarded them,” says the Lord.
ASV
Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers In the day that I took them by the hand to lead them forth out of the land of Egypt; For they continued not in my covenant, And I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
DARBY
not according to the covenant which I made to their fathers in [the] day of my taking their hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because *they* did not continue in my covenant, and *I* did not regard them, saith [the] Lord.
BLB
not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, in the day of My having taken hold of their hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord.
ÅB
ikke etter den pakt som jeg gjorde med deres fedre på den dag da jeg tok dem ved hånden for å føre dem ut av Egypt; for de ble ikke i min pakt, og jeg brydde meg ikke om dem, sier Herren.
OTB
Den skal ikke være som den pakten
jeg gjorde med deres fedre
den dagen jeg tok dem ved hånden
for å lede dem ut av landet Egypt;
fordi de ikke ble i min pakt,
og jeg vendte meg bort fra dem, sier Herren.
B1930
ikke efter den pakt som jeg gjorde med deres fedre på den dag da jeg tok dem ved hånden for å føre dem ut av Egyptens land; for de blev ikke i min pakt, og jeg brydde mig ikke om dem, sier Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 31:32

    It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt— a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD.

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  • Galatians 4:24

    These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.

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  • Ezekiel 20:37–38

    I will make you pass under the rod and will bring you into the bond of the covenant.

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  • Mark 8:23

    So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.

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  • Job 8:20

    Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.

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  • Psalms 78:57

    They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow.

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  • Jeremiah 22:8–9

    And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’

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  • Hebrews 9:18–20

    That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.

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