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Version</a> For he finds fault with them when he says: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, <a href="/bsb/hebrews/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/blb/hebrews/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For finding fault with them, He says: "Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, and I will ratify a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, <a href="/kjv/hebrews/8.htm">King James Bible</a> 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: <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/8.htm">New King James Version</a> Because finding fault with them, He says: “Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah — <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For in finding fault with the people, He says, “BEHOLD, DAYS ARE COMING, SAYS THE LORD, WHEN I WILL BRING ABOUT A NEW COVENANT WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AND THE HOUSE OF JUDAH, <a href="/nasb/hebrews/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> For finding fault with them, He says, &#8220BEHOLD, DAYS ARE COMING, SAYS THE LORD, WHEN I WILL EFFECT A NEW COVENANT WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AND WITH THE HOUSE OF JUDAH; <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For finding fault with them, He says, “BEHOLD, DAYS ARE COMING, SAYS THE LORD, WHEN I WILL EFFECT A NEW COVENANT WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AND WITH THE HOUSE OF JUDAH; <a href="/lsb/hebrews/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For finding fault with them, He says, “BEHOLD, DAYS ARE COMING, SAYS THE LORD, WHEN I WILL COMPLETE A NEW COVENANT WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AND WITH THE HOUSE OF JUDAH; <a href="/amp/hebrews/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> However, God finds fault with them [showing its inadequacy] when He says, “BEHOLD, THE DAYS WILL COME, SAYS THE LORD, WHEN I WILL MAKE and RATIFY A NEW COVENANT WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AND WITH THE HOUSE OF JUDAH; <a href="/csb/hebrews/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But finding fault with his people, he says: See, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah — <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But finding fault with His people, He says: Look, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— <a href="/asv/hebrews/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, That I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah; <a href="/cev/hebrews/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But the Lord found fault with it and said, "I tell you the time will come, when I will make a new agreement with the people of Israel and the people of Judah. <a href="/erv/hebrews/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, That I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah; <a href="/gwt/hebrews/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But God found something wrong with his people and said to them, "The days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new promise to Israel and Judah. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> But God finds fault with his people when he says, "The days are coming, says the Lord, when I will draw up a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. <a href="/isv/hebrews/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> but God found something wrong with his people when he said, "Look! The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. <a href="/net/hebrews/8.htm">NET Bible</a> But showing its fault, God says to them, "Look, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will complete a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. <a href="/nheb/hebrews/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For finding fault with them, he said, "Look, the days are coming," says the Lord, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah; <a href="/wbt/hebrews/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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: <a href="/wey/hebrews/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For, being dissatisfied with His people, God says, "'There are days coming,' says the Lord, 'When I will establish with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah a new Covenant--<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/hebrews/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/web/hebrews/8.htm">World English Bible</a> For finding fault with them, he said, “Behold, the days are coming”, says the Lord, “that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For finding fault, He says to them, “Behold, days come, says the LORD, and I will complete with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah, a new covenant, <a href="/blb/hebrews/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For finding fault with them, He says: "Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, and I will ratify a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, <a href="/ylt/hebrews/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For finding fault, He saith to them, 'Lo, days come, saith the Lord, and I will complete with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah, a new covenant, <a href="/slt/hebrews/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For rebuking them, he says, Behold, the days come, says the Lord, and I will complete for the house of Israel and for the house of Judah a new covenant:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For finding fault with them, he saith: Behold, the days shall come, saith the Lord: and I will perfect unto the house of Israel, and unto the house of Juda, a new testament: <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For, finding fault with them, he says: “Behold, the days shall arrive, says the Lord, when I will consummate a New Testament over the house of Israel and the house of Judah, <a href="/nabre/hebrews/8.htm">New American Bible</a> But he finds fault with them and says: “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will conclude a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> God finds fault with them when he says: “The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For he found fault with them, and said, Behold, the day is coming, saith the LORD, when I will perfect a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For he found fault with them, and he said, “Behold, the days are coming, says THE LORD JEHOVAH, and I will perfect a New Covenant for the family of the house of Israel and for the family of the house of Judah.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For, finding fault with them, he says: Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will ratify a new covenant for the house of Israel, and for the house of Judah: <a href="/godbey/hebrews/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> For finding fault with them, he says, Behold the days are coming, says the Lord, and I will perfect upon the house of Israel and upon the house of Judah, a new covenant: <a href="/haweis/hebrews/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For finding fault with them, he saith, ?Behold, the days are coming, saith the Lord; and I will accomplish for the house of Israel and for the house of Judah a new covenant: <a href="/mace/hebrews/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a> nor for that reproach, which was made to our fathers, where 'tis said, "behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new alliance with the house of Israel, and with the house of Juda: <a href="/wey/hebrews/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For, being dissatisfied with His people, God says, "'There are days coming,' says the Lord, 'When I will establish with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah a new Covenant-- <a href="/worrell/hebrews/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> for, finding fault with them, He saith, "Behold, the days are coming, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and the house of Judah; <a href="/worsley/hebrews/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> as we see there was, for after complaining of them, He adds, "Behold the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: <a href="/parallel/hebrews/8-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=1316" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/8.htm">The New Covenant</a> 7For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second. 8<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3201.htm" title="3201: memphomenos (V-PPM/P-NMS) -- To blame, censure, find fault. Middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to blame.">God found fault</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">with the people</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">and said:</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: Idou (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">“Behold,</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmerai (N-NFP) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">the days</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: erchontai (V-PIM/P-3P) -- To come, go. ">are coming,</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">declares</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrios (N-NMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">the Lord,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">when</a> <a href="/greek/4931.htm" title="4931: syntelesō (V-FIA-1S) -- To bring to an end, fulfill, accomplish. From sun and teleo; to complete entirely; generally, to execute.">I will make</a> <a href="/greek/2537.htm" title="2537: kainēn (Adj-AFS) -- Fresh, new, unused, novel. Of uncertain affinity; new">a new</a> <a href="/greek/1242.htm" title="1242: diathēkēn (N-AFS) -- From diatithemai; properly, a disposition, i.e. a contract.">covenant</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3624.htm" title="3624: oikon (N-AMS) -- A dwelling; by implication, a family.">house</a> <a href="/greek/2474.htm" title="2474: Israēl (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants.">of Israel</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3624.htm" title="3624: oikon (N-AMS) -- A dwelling; by implication, a family.">house</a> <a href="/greek/2448.htm" title="2448: Iouda (N-GMS) -- Judah, Judas, Jude. Of Hebrew origin; Judah, a part of Palestine.">of Judah.</a> 9It 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a> 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—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. ... <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a> I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. <a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a> This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. <a href="/luke/22-20.htm">Luke 22:20</a> In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you. <a href="/romans/11-27.htm">Romans 11:27</a> And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.” <a href="/2_corinthians/3-6.htm">2 Corinthians 3:6</a> And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. <a href="/galatians/4-24.htm">Galatians 4:24-26</a> 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. / Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. / But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. <a href="/hebrews/10-16.htm">Hebrews 10:16-17</a> “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.” / Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.” <a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3-4</a> For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, / so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. <a href="/2_corinthians/3-3.htm">2 Corinthians 3:3</a> It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a> Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David. <a href="/jeremiah/32-38.htm">Jeremiah 32:38-40</a> They will be My people, and I will be their God. / I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them. / I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me. <a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Ezekiel 11:19-20</a> And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh, / so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. <a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Isaiah 54:10</a> Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you. <a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a> The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For finding fault with them, he said, Behold, the days come, said the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:he saith.<a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a> Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: … the days.<a href="/hebrews/10-16.htm">Hebrews 10:16,17</a> This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; … <a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5,7</a> Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth… <a href="/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Jeremiah 30:3</a> For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.a new.<a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15</a> And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.<a href="/hebrews/12-24.htm">Hebrews 12:24</a> And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.<a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a> For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.covenant.<a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a> Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.<a href="/jeremiah/32-40.htm">Jeremiah 32:40</a> And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.<a href="/jeremiah/33-24.htm">Jeremiah 33:24-26</a> Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/8-7.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-28.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-7.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/john/6-61.htm">Dissatisfied</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-15.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/titus/1-5.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Fault</a> <a href="/philippians/1-4.htm">Finding</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-16.htm">Finds</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-8.htm">Found</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/philippians/3-5.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-14.htm">Juda</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-14.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-19.htm">New</a> <a href="/john/6-61.htm">Protesting</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-21.htm">Regards</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/8-9.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-9.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-9.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/john/6-61.htm">Dissatisfied</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-18.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-9.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/james/1-5.htm">Fault</a> <a href="/james/1-5.htm">Finding</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-19.htm">Finds</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Found</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Juda</a> <a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-13.htm">New</a> <a href="/genesis/37-10.htm">Protesting</a> <a href="/james/1-20.htm">Regards</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 8</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/8-1.htm">By the eternal priesthood of Christ the Levitical priesthood of Aaron is overshadowed;</a> 7. <a href="/hebrews/8-7.htm">and replaced by the new covenant of the Gospel.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hebrews/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But God found fault with the people and said: This phrase indicates divine dissatisfaction with the people of Israel. The context is the inadequacy of the Old Covenant, which was based on the Law given through Moses. The fault was not with the Law itself, which is holy and good, but with the people's inability to uphold it. This reflects the human condition of sinfulness and the need for a savior. The Old Testament frequently records Israel's disobedience and idolatry, leading to God's judgment and the need for a new covenant.“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, This phrase introduces a prophetic announcement, indicating a future event. It is a common prophetic formula used in the Old Testament to signal God's intervention in history. The phrase suggests an eschatological hope, pointing to a time when God will act decisively to fulfill His promises. This is a direct quotation from <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31</a>, highlighting the continuity of God's plan from the Old to the New Testament.when I will make a new covenant The concept of a "new covenant" is central to the New Testament and the Christian faith. It signifies a departure from the Old Covenant, which was based on the Law, to a new relationship based on grace through faith in Jesus Christ. This new covenant is characterized by internal transformation and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, as opposed to the external adherence to the Law. It fulfills the promises made to Abraham and is inaugurated through the death and resurrection of Jesus.with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. This phrase emphasizes the inclusivity of the new covenant, extending to both the northern kingdom (Israel) and the southern kingdom (Judah). Historically, the division of the kingdom occurred after Solomon's reign, leading to separate identities. The promise of a new covenant signifies the reunification and restoration of God's people. In the New Testament, this is expanded to include Gentiles, as seen in passages like <a href="/romans/11.htm">Romans 11</a>, where Paul speaks of the inclusion of the Gentiles into the promises made to Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The divine author of the new covenant, who finds fault with the people under the old covenant. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a> Refers to the Israelites, specifically the house of Israel and the house of Judah, who were unable to uphold the old covenant. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_new_covenant.htm">The New Covenant</a> A promise of a renewed relationship between God and His people, distinct from the old covenant given at Sinai. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_israel_and_the_house_of_judah.htm">The House of Israel and the House of Judah</a> The divided kingdoms of Israel, representing the entirety of God's chosen people. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_prophet_jeremiah.htm">The Prophet Jeremiah</a> The original source of the prophecy quoted in <a href="/hebrews/8-8.htm">Hebrews 8:8</a>, found in <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_a_new_covenant.htm">The Need for a New Covenant</a> The old covenant was insufficient due to human inability to uphold it. The new covenant addresses this by transforming hearts. <a href="/topical/g/god's_initiative.htm">God's Initiative</a> The new covenant is initiated by God, highlighting His grace and desire for a restored relationship with His people. <a href="/topical/i/internal_transformation.htm">Internal Transformation</a> Unlike the old covenant, which was external, the new covenant involves an internal change, writing God's laws on our hearts. <a href="/topical/u/unity_of_god's_people.htm">Unity of God's People</a> The mention of both Israel and Judah signifies the unification of God's people under the new covenant. <a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_in_christ.htm">Fulfillment in Christ</a> The new covenant is fulfilled through Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice enables the forgiveness of sins and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 8</a> <a href="/q/why_isn't_jeremiah_31's_covenant_fulfilled.htm">If Hebrews 8:8–9 refers to Jeremiah 31’s prophecy about a new covenant, why does history not clearly document any direct fulfillment of this covenant among the entire house of Israel?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_new_covenant_theology.htm">What defines New Covenant Theology?</a> <a href="/q/what_was_paul's_age_at_death.htm">Who was Benaiah in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_word_study_bible.htm">What is the Word Study Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Finding fault with them.--Not, "with it," but with those through whom the covenant had failed. The following quotation (<a href="/context/hebrews/8-8.htm" title="For finding fault with them, he said, Behold, the days come, said the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:">Hebrews 8:8-12</a>) is taken from <a href="/context/jeremiah/31-31.htm" title="Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>. It is the crowning point of that collection of prophecies which is brought together in Heb 30-33, descriptive of the hope and salvation of Israel. The characteristics of the prophecy and its significance in this place will be noticed below (<a href="/hebrews/8-12.htm" title="For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.">Hebrews 8:12</a>). The quotation agrees in the main with the LXX. (and, except in <a href="/hebrews/8-11.htm" title="And they shall not teach every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.">Hebrews 8:11</a>. with the text contained in the Alexandrian MS.), and in one clause only fails to represent the meaning of the Hebrew original. The only point requiring notice in this verse is the substitution of "I will accomplish" for "I will make." The new word closely answers to that which was used in <a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm" title="But now has he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.">Hebrews 8:6</a>, "ordained." (See the Note.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hebrews/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 8-12. - For finding fault with them (i.e. the people), he saith (or, as some take it, finding fault, he saith to them), Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will accomplish upon the house of Israel and the house of Judah a new covenant: 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. 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: and they shall not teach every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. The passage is quoted from the LXX., with a few verbal differences which do not affect the meaning. In ver. 9 our A.V. renders the original in Jeremiah "although I was an Husband unto them," instead of "and I regarded them not (κἀγὼ ἠμέλησα αὐτῶν)." The LXX., followed in the text, gives the more probable meaning. On the whole passage be it observed: 1. "Behold, the days come," like "in that day," is a usual prophetic phrase for denoting the age of the Messiah. 2. The failure of the old covenant is attributed in the first place to the people's not continuing in it, and then, as a consequence, to the LORD'S withdrawal of his protection. The evidence of such withdrawal immediately before the prophet's view may be supposed to have been the Babylonian captivity. 3. The distinguishing characteristics of the new covenant are . . . <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/8-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[But] γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. [God] found fault μεμφόμενος (memphomenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3201.htm">Strong's 3201: </a> To blame, censure, find fault. Middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to blame. with [the people] αὐτοὺς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. [and] said: λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “Behold, Ἰδοὺ (Idou) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo! [the] days ἡμέραι (hēmerai) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. are coming, ἔρχονται (erchontai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. declares λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. [the] Lord, Κύριος (Kyrios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. [when] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. I will make συντελέσω (syntelesō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4931.htm">Strong's 4931: </a> To bring to an end, fulfill, accomplish. From sun and teleo; to complete entirely; generally, to execute. a new καινήν (kainēn) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2537.htm">Strong's 2537: </a> Fresh, new, unused, novel. Of uncertain affinity; new covenant διαθήκην (diathēkēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> From diatithemai; properly, a disposition, i.e. a contract. with ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. house οἶκον (oikon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3624.htm">Strong's 3624: </a> A dwelling; by implication, a family. of Israel Ἰσραὴλ (Israēl) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2474.htm">Strong's 2474: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. with ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. house οἶκον (oikon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3624.htm">Strong's 3624: </a> A dwelling; by implication, a family. of Judah. Ἰούδα (Iouda) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2448.htm">Strong's 2448: </a> Judah, Judas, Jude. 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