Hebrews 4:4 (DRB)

Passage

For in a certain place he spoke of the seventh day thus: And God rested the seventh day from all his works.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 4:2 For unto us also it hath been declared in like manner as unto them. But the word of hearing did not profit them, not being mixed with faith of those things they heard.

Hebrews 4:3 For we, who have believed, shall enter into rest; as he said: As I have sworn in my wrath: If they shall enter into my rest; and this indeed when the works from the foundation of the world were finished.

Hebrews 4:4 For in a certain place he spoke of the seventh day thus: And God rested the seventh day from all his works.

Hebrews 4:5 And in this place again: If they shall enter into my rest.

Hebrews 4:6 Seeing then it remaineth that some are to enter into it, and they to whom it was first preached did not enter because of unbelief:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "certain", "place", "spoke", "seventh", "thus", "rested", and "works". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "certain" and "place", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "For we who have believed shall enter..." into verse 5's "And in this place again If they...", so "certain" and "place" 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 "certain" and "place" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.