Commentaries:
The Isrealites were choosing to forsake the relationship established through the Old Covenant. Why? Because they had a defiant and a rebellious heart! "Revolting" and "departing" indicates a conscious choosing.
How is this fault going to be overcome? By changing the nature of the party making the New Covenant, so that the flaw is removed. In Hebrews 8:10, Paul says that the reason for making the New Covenant is so God's law can be written in the heart.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Covenants, Grace and Law (Part 11)
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Amos 2:4
Revelation 6:5-6
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