Hebrews 4:7 (DBY)

Passage

again he determines a certain day, saying, in David, 'To-day,' after so long a time; (according as it has been said before), To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 4:5 and in this again, If they shall enter into my rest.

Hebrews 4:6 Seeing therefore it remains that some enter into it, and those who first received the glad tidings did not enter in on account of not hearkening to the word,

Hebrews 4:7 again he determines a certain day, saying, in David, 'To-day,' after so long a time; (according as it has been said before), To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Hebrews 4:8 For if Jesus had brought them into rest, he would not have spoken afterwards about another day.

Hebrews 4:9 There remains then a sabbatism to the people of God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "again", "determines", "certain", "saying", "david", "to-day", "after", and "long". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "again" and "determines", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Seeing therefore it remains that some enter..." into verse 8's "For if Jesus had brought them into...", so "again" and "determines" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "again" and "determines" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.