Hebrews 10:16

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Holy Spirit speaks (v. 15), quoting the Lord's declaration of the new covenant to the house of Israel and Judah. This is the moment where the old covenant's inadequacy has been established and the new one is announced.

The words — διαθήκη (diathēkē, "covenant") and διαθήσομαι (diathēsomai, "I will make") share the same Greek root, a verbal echo absent from the Hebrew original (בְּרִית / בֵּרִית). The noun and verb are bound into a single conceptual unit: the arrangement is the arranging.

The thread — The verse is a direct quotation of Jeremiah 31:33, and the same covenant language appears in Hebrews 8:8 and Romans 11:27. It functions as the hinge between the old covenant's failure (Heb 8:7) and its fulfillment (Heb 10:17).

Why it lands — The work is placed entirely on God's side: He puts, He inscribes. The reader's role is not to achieve internalization but to recognize that the external standard has been replaced by an internal one.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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;

Cross-references

Jeremiah 31:33 “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.
Hebrews 8:8 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.
Romans 11:27 And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”