Jeremiah 32:38

38 And they will be my people, and I will 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 the Lord, the God of Israel, has said of this town, about which you say, It is given into the hands of the king of Babylon by the sword and by need of food and by disease:
37 See, I will get them together from all the countries where I have sent them in my wrath and in the heat of my passion and in my bitter feeling; and I will let them come back into this place where they may take their rest safely.
38 And they will be my people, and I will be their God:
39 And I will give them one heart and one way, so that they may go on in the worship of me for ever, for their good and the good of their children after them:
40 And I will make an eternal agreement with them, that I will never give them up, but ever do them good; and I will put the fear of me in their hearts, so that they will not go away from me.
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