Bible Strands
Jeremiah 32:38
They will be My people, and I will be their God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks through Jeremiah to the prophet and the exiled community, declaring the future restoration of the banished Israelites to their land.
The words — אֶהְיֶה ('eh.Yeh) = I will become and לְ/עָ֑ם (le./'Am) = into a people, framing the reciprocal covenant relationship in future tense.
The thread — This reciprocal declaration appears in Jeremiah 24:7 and echoes the covenant formula found in Ezekiel 11:20, while Psalms 144:15 blesses the nation that shares this bond.
Why it lands — The text states that God will actively establish a covenant identity, requiring the reader to recognize that belonging to God is defined by His initiative, not human merit.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
Cross-references
- 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.
- Ezekiel 11:19 And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,
- Psalms 144:15 Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.
- Ezekiel 37:27 My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, 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.
- Revelation 21:7 The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
- Genesis 17:7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
- Deuteronomy 26:17 Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.
- Jeremiah 30:22 “And you will be My people, and I will be your 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.”