American Standard Version
Jeremiah 32:40
40and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good; and I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me.
Jeremiah 32:40 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
- New International Version (NIV)I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.
Context of Jeremiah 32:40
38And they shall be my people, and I will be their God: 39and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good; and I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me. 41Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. 42For thus saith Jehovah: Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.
Read all of Jeremiah 32Jeremiah 32:40 word by word
וְכָרַתִּ֤י לָהֶם֙ בְּרִ֣ית עוֹלָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־אָשׁוּב֙ מֵאַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם לְהֵיטִיבִ֖י אוֹתָ֑ם וְאֶת־יִרְאָתִי֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן בִּלְבָבָ֔ם לְבִלְתִּ֖י ס֥וּר מֵעָלָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:40
- Jeremiah 31:31Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
- Jeremiah 50:5They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come ye, and join yourselves to Jehovah in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.
- Genesis 17:7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
- 2 Samuel 23:4He shall beas the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds, Whenthe tender grassspringeth out of the earth, Through clear shining after rain.
- Isaiah 24:5The earth also is polluted under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, broken the everlasting covenant.
- Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
- Isaiah 61:8For I, Jehovah, love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
- Luke 1:72To show mercy towards our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;
- Galatians 3:14that upon the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
- Hebrews 6:13For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,
- Hebrews 7:24but he, because he abideth for ever, hath his priesthood unchangeable.
- Hebrews 13:20Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, even our Lord Jesus,
- Ezekiel 39:29neither will I hide my face any more from them; for I have poured out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah.
- John 10:27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
- Romans 8:28And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.
- Jeremiah 31:33But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 32:40
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26-44Verses 26-44 The answer is divided into two parts; (a) Jeremiah 32:26-35, the sins of Judah are shown to be the cause of her punishment: (b) Jeremiah 32:36-44, this punishment was not for Judah‘s destruction, but for her amendment. Jeremiah 32:28 I will give - Or, I am giving. Jeremiah 32:30 From their youth - God‘s mighty deeds for Israel began in Egypt Jeremiah 32:20, and so did Israel‘s sin. Jeremiah 32:34, Jeremiah 32:35 These verses are repeated from…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-44Verses 26-44 God's answer discovers the purposes of his wrath against that generation of the Jews, and the purposes of his grace concerning future generations. It is sin, and nothing else, that ruins them. The restoration of Judah and Jerusalem is promised. This people were now at length brought to despair. But God gives hope of mercy which he had in store for them hereafter. Doubtless the promises are sure to all believers. God will own them for his, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38-40The new covenant (Jeremiah 31:31–34) would deeply influence the people's spiritual lives, both individually and as a community. They will be My people, and I will be their God: A strong relationship between God and his people would finally happen, as intended by the covenant from the beginning (Jeremiah 7:23; Leviticus 26:12; Ezekiel 11:20; 37:23; Zechariah 8:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4040. (Jr 31:31, 33; Is 55:3). not depart from me--never yet fully realized as to the Israelites. I will not turn away from them ... good--(Is 30:21). Jehovah compares Himself to a sedulous preceptor following his pupils everywhere to direct their words, gestures. put my fear in ... hearts ... not depart from me--Both the conversion and perseverance of the saints are the work of God alone, by the operation of the Holy Spirit.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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