Jeremiah 32:38
New International Version
They will be my people, and I will be their God.

New Living Translation
They will be my people, and I will be their God.

English Standard Version
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

Berean Standard Bible
They will be My people, and I will be their God.

King James Bible
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:

New King James Version
They shall be My people, and I will be their God;

New American Standard Bible
They shall be My people, and I will be their God;

NASB 1995
“They shall be My people, and I will be their God;

NASB 1977
“And they shall be My people, and I will be their God;

Legacy Standard Bible
And they shall be My people, and I will be their God;

Amplified Bible
They will be My people, and I will be their God;

Christian Standard Bible
They will be my people, and I will be their God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They will be My people, and I will be their God.

American Standard Version
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:

Contemporary English Version
They will be my people, and I will be their God.

English Revised Version
and they shall be my people, and I will be their God:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They will be my people, and I will be their God.

Good News Translation
Then they will be my people, and I will be their God.

International Standard Version
They'll be my people, and I'll be their God.

Majority Standard Bible
They will be My people, and I will be their God.

NET Bible
They will be my people, and I will be their God.

New Heart English Bible
and they shall be my people, and I will be their God:

Webster's Bible Translation
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:

World English Bible
Then they will be my people, and I will be their God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and they have been to Me for a people, and I am to them for God;

Young's Literal Translation
and they have been to Me for a people, and I am to them for God;

Smith's Literal Translation
And they were to me for a people, and I will be to them for God.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they will be my people, and I will be their God.

New American Bible
They shall be my people, and I will be their God.

New Revised Standard Version
They shall be my people, and I will be their God.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they shall be to me a people, and I shall be to them God
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
and they shall be My people, and I will be their God;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and they shall be to me a people, and I will be to them a god.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A Promise of Restoration
37I will surely gather My people from all the lands to which I have banished them in My furious anger and great wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them dwell in safety. 38They will be My people, and I will be their God. 39I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.…

Cross References
Ezekiel 37:27
My dwelling place will be with them; 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.

Leviticus 26:12
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.

2 Corinthians 6:16
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”

Zechariah 8:8
I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”

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 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.

Ezekiel 11:20
so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.

Revelation 22:3-4
No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him. / They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.

Deuteronomy 26:17-18
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. / And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments,

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.’”

Romans 9:25-26
As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,” / and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living 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.’”

1 Peter 2:9-10
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Isaiah 43:1
But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!


Treasury of Scripture

And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:

Jeremiah 24:7
And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.

Jeremiah 30:22
And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

Jeremiah 31:1,33
At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people…

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1. Jeremiah, being imprisoned by Zedekiah for his prophecy,
6. buys Hanameel's field.
13. Baruch must preserve the evidences, as tokens of the people's return.
16. Jeremiah in his prayer complains to God.
26. God confirms the captivity for their sins;
36. and promises a gracious return.














They will be My people
This phrase signifies a covenant relationship between God and His people. The Hebrew word for "people" is "עַם" (am), which denotes a group bound by a common identity and purpose. Historically, this reflects the covenant God made with Israel, beginning with Abraham and reaffirmed through Moses. It emphasizes belonging and identity, suggesting that God's people are chosen and set apart for His purposes. This covenant relationship is central to the narrative of the Bible, highlighting God's faithfulness and the call for His people to live in obedience and devotion.

and I will be their God
This phrase underscores the reciprocal nature of the covenant. The Hebrew word for "God" here is "אֱלֹהִים" (Elohim), a plural form that denotes majesty and power. It reflects God's sovereignty and His role as the ultimate authority and protector of His people. This promise is a reassurance of God's presence and commitment to His people, providing them with guidance, provision, and protection. It is a theme that runs throughout Scripture, from the patriarchs to the prophets, and is fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who establishes a new covenant with believers.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
They will be
וְהָ֥יוּ (wə·hā·yū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

My people,
לְעָ֑ם (lə·‘ām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

and I
וַאֲנִ֕י (wa·’ă·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

will be
אֶהְיֶ֥ה (’eh·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

their God.
לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ (lê·lō·hîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


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