Hebrews 8:9

7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

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.

10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least 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

    Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:

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  • Galatians 4:24

    Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.

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  • Ezekiel 20:37–38

    And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:

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  • Mark 8:23

    And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

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  • Job 8:20

    Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:

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  • Psalms 78:57

    But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

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  • Jeremiah 22:8–9

    And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?

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  • Hebrews 9:18–20

    Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.

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