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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)