Bible Strands
Jeremiah 30:22
“And you will be My people, and I will be your God.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — YHWH speaks through Jeremiah to Israel, placing the promise of mutual belonging between the announcement of a divinely appointed ruler and the declaration of coming judgment on the wicked.
The words — The verse centers on the verb הָיָה (hayah), rendered twice as וִהְיִיתֶם (vihiyitem, "you will become") and אֶהְיֶה (ehyeh, "I will become"), each coupled with the preposition לְ (le, "into/for") before עָם ('am, "people") and אֱלֹהִים (Elohim, "God").
The thread — This covenant formula appears again in Ezekiel 36:28, Jeremiah 24:7, and Jeremiah 31:33 as a fixed marker of restored divine-human relationship.
Why it lands — The text states that mutual belonging is established by divine action rather than human merit, requiring the reader to acknowledge that their identity and security depend on God's initiative alone.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 36:28 Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.
- Jeremiah 24:7 I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.
- Jeremiah 31:33 “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- Revelation 21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
- Zechariah 13:9 This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
- Jeremiah 31:1 “At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.”
- Hebrews 8:10 For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- Jeremiah 32:38 They will be My people, and I will be their God.
- Ezekiel 37:27 My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- Hosea 2:23 And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”