Exposition of Hebrews 6-10, Exegesis of chapter 8 · Exegesis of verse 9
VER. IX.
foreign.
For the Quotation and Translation of these words out of the Prophet Jeremiah, the Reader may consult the Exercitations in the first Volume Exercit. V. foreign The Apostle in this place renders by foreign, and in this place onelyonly; the reason whereof we shall see afterwards. foreign which my Covenant they brake, rescinded, dissipated; the Apostle renders foreign. And they continued not in my Covenant. For not to abide faithful in Covenant is to break it. foreign And I was an Husband unto them, or rather a Lord over them; in the Apostle, foreign. And I regarded them not. On what reason and grounds the seeming alteration is made, we shall enquire in the Exposition.
foreign, Non secundum Testamentum; secundum illud Testamentum, and so the Syriack, foreign Not according unto that Testament; others, faedus, and illud faedus. Of the different Translation of this word by a Testament and a Covenant, we have spoken before.
foreign, Syr. foreign which I gave; quod feci, which I made; foreign, for foreign with the Fathers, for that is required to be joined to the Verb foreign. And therefore the Syriack omitting the Preposition, turns the Verb into gave; gave to the Fathers which is proper, foreign cum Patribus eorum.
foreign, vulg. non permanserunt; others, perstiterunt. So the Syriack, foreign they stood not, they continued not. Maneo is used to express stability in Promise and Covenants; ut tu dicti Albani maneres; and tu modo promissis maneas. So is permaneo in officio, in Armis, in Amicitia, to continue stedfast unto the end. Wherefore it is as well so rendred, as by persisto. foreign is so used by Thycidydes, foreign, to abide firm and constant in Covenants. And foreign is he who is firm, stable, constant in Promises, and Engagements.
foreign, Ego neglexi, despexi, neglectui habui; Syr. foreign I despised, I neglected, I rejected them. foreign is curae non habeo, negligo, contemno; a word denoting a casting out of care with contempt.