# General Information:

This is a quotation from the prophet Jeremiah in the Old Testament.

# with them

"with my people"

# after those days

"when the time of the first covenant with my people has finished"

# I will put my laws in their hearts

Here "hearts" is a metonym for a person's inner being. The phrase "put them in their hearts" is a metaphor for enabling people to obey the law. AT: "I will enable them to obey my laws" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# I will write them on their minds
This is a metaphor for causing people to understand the law. AT: "I will enable them to understand my laws" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])


# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyspirit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/testimony]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heart]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mind]]