New English Translation
Jeremiah 32:40
40I will make a lasting covenant with them that I will never stop doing good to them. I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away 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
38They will be my people, and I will be their God. 39I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them. I will make a lasting covenant with them that I will never stop doing good to them. I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away from me. 41I will take delight in doing good to them. I will faithfully and wholeheartedly plant them firmly in the land.’ 42“For I, the Lord, say: ‘I will surely bring on these people all the good fortune that I am hereby promising them. I will be just as sure to do that as I have been in bringing all this great disaster on 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- And I will makeכָּרַתkârath · to cut: make(covenant)H3772
- an everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
- with them, that I will not turn awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- from themאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- to do them goodיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
- but I will putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- my fearיִרְאָהyir'âh · fearH3374
- in their heartsלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
- that they shall not departסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:40
- Jeremiah 31:31“Indeed, a time is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah.
- Jeremiah 50:5They will ask the way to Zion; they will turn their faces toward it. They will come and bind themselves to the Lord in a lasting covenant that will never be forgotten.
- Genesis 17:7I will confirm my covenant as a perpetual covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
- 2 Samuel 23:4is like the light of morning when the sun comes up, a morning in which there are no clouds. He is like the brightness after rain that produces grass from the earth.
- Isaiah 24:5The earth is defiled by its inhabitants, for they have violated laws, disregarded the regulation, and broken the permanent treaty.
- Isaiah 55:3Pay attention and come to me! Listen, so you can live! Then I will make an unconditional covenantal promise to you, just like the reliable covenantal promises I made to David.
- Isaiah 61:8For I, the Lord, love justice and hate robbery and sin. I will repay them because of my faithfulness; I will make a permanent covenant with them.
- Luke 1:72He has done this to show mercy to our ancestors, and to remember his holy covenant –
- Galatians 3:14in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.
- Hebrews 6:13Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,
- Hebrews 7:24but he holds his priesthood permanently since he lives forever.
- Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Ezekiel 39:29I will no longer hide my face from them, when I pour out my Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord.”
- John 10:27My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
- Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,
- Jeremiah 31:33“But I will make a new covenant with the whole nation of Israel after I plant them back in the land,” says the Lord. “I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts and minds. I will be their God and they will 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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