Hebrews 8:8

For finding fault with them, He says: “ Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah,

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

7For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no occasion would have been sought for a second.

9not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, in the day when I took their hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt. Because they did not persevere in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:28for this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many, for the forgiveness of sins.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 8:7-13

The Old and New Covenant. ( a. d. 62.) 6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. 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: 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their… Read the whole commentary →

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