Jeremiah 32:38

38 And they shall be into a people to me, and I shall be into God to them. (And they shall be my people, and I shall be their God.)

Jeremiah 32:38 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 32:38

And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
] A comprehensive summary of the covenant of grace, which shall be made known to the Jews at the time of their conversion, and the blessings of it applied to them, and bestowed on them; though now a "loammi", ( Hosea 1:9 ) , is written upon them; see ( Jeremiah 30:21 ) ( Jeremiah 31:1 Jeremiah 31:33 ) .

Jeremiah 32:38 In-Context

36 And now for these things, the Lord God of Israel saith these things to this city, of which ye say, that it shall be betaken into the hands of the king of Babylon, in sword, and in hunger, and in pestilence, (And now for these things, the Lord God of Israel saith these things to this city, of which ye say, that it shall be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon, with the sword, and with hunger, and with pestilence,)
37 Lo! I shall gather them from all lands, to which I casted them out in my strong vengeance, and in my wrath, and in (my) great indignation; and I shall bring them again to this place, and I shall make them to dwell trustily.
38 And they shall be into a people to me, and I shall be into God to them. (And they shall be my people, and I shall be their God.)
39 And I shall give to them one heart, and one soul, that they dread me in all days, and that it be well to them, and to their sons after them. (And I shall give to them one heart, and one soul, so that they fear me forever/so that they revere me forever, and so that it be well with them, and with their children after them.)
40 And I shall smite to them a covenant everlasting, and I shall not cease to do well to them, and I shall give my dread in the heart of them, hat they go not away from me. (And I shall strike an everlasting covenant with them, and I shall not cease to do good things for them, and I shall put the fear of me in their hearts/and I shall put reverence for me in their hearts, so that they do not go away from me.)
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