• Hebrews 8:8
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 8 μεμφόμενος blaming γὰρ for αὐτοὺς them λέγει he is saying Ἰδοὺ Look! ἡμέραι Days ἔρχονται, are coming, λέγει is saying Κύριος, Lord, καὶ and συντελέσω I shall conclude ἐπὶ upon τὸν the οἶκον house Ἰσραὴλ of Israel καὶ and ἐπὶ upon τὸν the οἶκον house Ἰούδα of Judah διαθήκην covenant καινήν, new,

  • Hebrews 8:8
    American Standard Version

    • 8 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;

  • Hebrews 8:8
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 8 For finding fault with them he saith—Lo! days are coming, saith the Lord, When I will conclude for the house of Israel and the house of Judah A covenant of a new sort:

  • Hebrews 8:8
    King James Version

    • 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:

  • Hebrews Study Notes—Chapter 8
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 8:8

      For he does find fault with the people: Some scholars recommend a different rendering here, suggesting that God found fault with the Mosaic Law covenant itself. However, the context and the quote that follows from the prophet Jeremiah indicate that the real fault lay, not with God’s covenant, but with his people who broke that covenant. The rendering “find fault with the people” harmonizes with this idea.​—Jer 31:32.

      “Look! The days are coming”: Paul here begins a quote from the prophet Jeremiah. (Jer 31:31-34) The quote ends with verse 12. This is the longest passage from the Hebrew Scriptures quoted in the Christian Greek Scriptures.​—See Introduction to Hebrews.

      says Jehovah: In this quote from Jer 31:31, the divine name, represented by four Hebrew consonants (transliterated YHWH), occurs in the original Hebrew text. Therefore, the divine name is used here in the main text.​—See App. C1 and C2.

      with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah a new covenant: Jeremiah’s prophetic statement about “a new covenant” was originally directed to natural Israel and Judah, but Paul here shows that Jehovah fulfills his promise by making this covenant with spirit-anointed Christians, or spiritual Israel.​—Jer 31:31; Heb 8:6 and study note; see also study note on 2Co 3:6.