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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;

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Finding fault with them (μεμφομενος αυτους). Present middle participle of μεμφομα (cf. αμεμπτος), old verb, in N.T. only here and …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For finding fault with them. Or rather, the finding of fault, as he says, is not with the Jewish people (for they had no part in giving th…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Finding fault with them.—Not “with it,” but with those through whom the covenant had failed. The following quotation ([Reference H…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. For finding fault with them, he saith, Beh…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The writer proceeds to show that a place was indeed sought for a new covenant. God found fault with the people of old, he reminds us, and this thou…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Behold, the days come, etc. (Jeremiah 31:31–34). The Prophet speaks of future time; he accuses the people of unfaithf…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For finding fault with them
Both with the covenant, which had its faults, and with the people who continued not in i…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The superior excellence of Christ's priesthood, above that of Aaron, is shown from that covenant of grace, of which Christ was Mediator. The law no…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Having proved that Christ is a high priest and therefore a minister of holy things—but not according to the Old Law—the Apostle now shows that He i…

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