Jeremías 24:7

7 Les daré un corazón que me conozca, porque yo soy el SEÑOR. Ellos serán mi pueblo, y yo seré su Dios, porque volverán a mí de todo corazón.

Jeremías 24:7 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 24:7

And I will give them an heart to know me, that I [am] the
Lord
God, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abundant in goodness and truth, pardoning iniquity, transgression, and sin; the unchangeable Jehovah; the everlasting I AM; a covenant keeping God; faithful and true to his promises; able and willing to perform them; and does all things well and wisely; and was their Lord and God. This knowledge designs not the first knowledge of the Lord, but an increase of it; and not head knowledge, but heart knowledge; a knowledge of God, joined with love and affection to him, high esteem, and approbation of him; and including communion with him, and an open profession and acknowledgment of him: and it is an appropriating knowledge also; a knowing him for themselves, and as their own; and such a knowledge or heart to know the Lord is a pure gift of his, and without which none can have it: and it may be observed, that in captivity it was given them; afflictions were the means of it; and happy it is when hereby men come to have a knowledge of God, and to be better acquainted with him, ( Psalms 92:12 ) ; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God;
that is, it shall appear that they are so, by the above blessings of grace and goodness bestowed upon them; the Lord hereby owning them for his people, and they hereby coming to know that he is their God: for,
or "when" ^F5 they shall return unto me with their whole heart;
affectionately, sincerely, and unfeignedly. It supposes that they had backslidden from God, his ways and worship; but now should return by sincere repentance to him, and to his worship, and obedience to his commands; so the Targum,

``for they shall return to my worship with their whole heart;''

all this will have an entire accomplishment in the latter day, when the Jews will be converted and turn to the Lord, and fear him and his goodness.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (yla wbvy yk) "quum reversi fuerint ad me", Junius & Tremellius.

Jeremías 24:7 In-Context

5 «Así dice el SEÑOR, el Dios de Israel: “A los deportados de Judá, que envié de este lugar al país de los babilonios, los consideraré como a estos higos buenos.

6 Los miraré favorablemente, y los haré volver a este país. Los edificaré y no los derribaré, los plantaré y no los arrancaré.

7 Les daré un corazón que me conozca, porque yo soy el SEÑOR. Ellos serán mi pueblo, y yo seré su Dios, porque volverán a mí de todo corazón.

8 »”Pero a Sedequías, rey de Judá, y a sus jefes y a los sobrevivientes de Jerusalén —lo mismo a los que se quedaron en este país como a los que viven en Egipto— los trataré como a los higos malos, que de tan malos no se pueden comer —afirma el SEÑOR—.

9 Los convertiré en motivo de espanto y de calamidad, para todos los reinos de la tierra. En todos los lugares por donde yo los disperse, serán objeto de escarnio, desprecio, burla y maldición.