Jeremiah 32:39

The NET Bible®

I 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.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I will give them integrity of heart and action so that they will fear me always, for their good and for the good of their descendants after them.

Hebrew Names Version
and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

King James Version
And 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:

English Standard Version
I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their own good and the good of their children after them.

New American Standard Bible
and I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will fear Me always, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.

New Century Version
I will make them truly want to be one people with one goal. They will truly want to worship me all their lives, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.

Amplified Bible
and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may [reverently] fear Me forever, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.

World English Bible
and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

Geneva Bible (1587)
And I wil giue them one heart and one way that they may feare me for euer for ye wealth of them, and of their children after them.

Legacy Standard Bible
and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me always, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.

Berean Standard Bible
I 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.

Contemporary English Version
I will make their thoughts and desires pure. Then they will realize that, for their own good and the good of their children, they must worship only me. They will even be afraid to turn away from me. I will make an agreement with them that will never end, and I won't ever stop doing good things for them. With all my heart I promise that they will be planted in this land once again.

Complete Jewish Bible
I will give them singleness of heart and singleness of purpose, so that they will fear me forever — this will be for their own good and for the good of their children after them.

Darby Translation
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me all [their] days, for the good of them, and of their children after them.

Easy-to-Read Version
I will give them the desire to be one, united people. They will have one goal—to worship me all their lives. They and their children will want to do this.

George Lamsa Translation
And I will give them a new heart and a new spirit, that they may worship before me for ever; and it shall be good to them and to their children after them:

Good News Translation
I will give them a single purpose in life: to honor me for all time, for their own good and the good of their descendants.

Lexham English Bible
And I will give to them one heart and one way, to revere me forever, for good to them, and to their children after them.

Literal Translation
And I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me all the days, for good to them and to their sons after them.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And I will geue them one herte and one waye, that they maye feare me all the daies of their life, that they and their children after them maye prospere.

American Standard Version
and 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:

Bible in Basic English
And I will give them one heart and one way, so that they may go on in the worship of me for ever, for their good and the good of their children after them:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
and 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;

King James Version (1611)
And I will giue them one heart, and one way, that they may feare mee for euer, for the good of them, and of their children after them.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I wyll geue them one heart and one way, that they may feare me al the dayes of their lyfe: that they and their chyldren after them may prosper.

English Revised Version
and 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:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y schal yyue to hem oon herte and o soule, that thei drede me in alle daies, and that it be wel to hem, and to her sones aftir hem.

Update Bible Version
and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their sons after them:

Webster's Bible Translation
And 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:

New King James Version
then I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them.

New Living Translation
And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants.

New Life Bible
I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me always, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.

New Revised Standard
I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for all time, for their own good and the good of their children after them.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And I will give them one heart, and one way, That they may revere me, all the days, - For the good of them and of their children after them;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me all days: and that it may be well with them, and with their children after them.

Revised Standard Version
I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for their own good and the good of their children after them.

Young's Literal Translation
and I have given to them one heart, and one way, to fear Me all the days, for good to them, and to their sons after them:

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me always, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.

Contextual Overview

²⁶ The Lord answered Jeremiah. ²⁷ "I am the Lord , the God of all humankind. There is, indeed, nothing too difficult for me. ²⁸ Therefore I, the Lord , say: ‘I will indeed hand this city over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the Babylonian army. They will capture it. ²⁹ The Babylonian soldiers that are attacking this city will break into it and set it on fire. They will burn it down along with the houses where people have made me angry by offering sacrifices to the god Baal and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods on their rooftops. ³⁰ This will happen because the people of Israel and Judah have repeatedly done what displeases me from their earliest history until now and because they have repeatedly made me angry by the things they have done. I, the Lord , affirm it! ³¹ This will happen because the people of this city have aroused my anger and my wrath since the time they built it until now. They have made me so angry that I am determined to remove it from my sight. ³² I am determined to do so because the people of Israel and Judah have made me angry with all their wickedness—they, their kings, their officials, their priests, their prophets, and especially the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem have done this wickedness. ³³ They have turned away from me instead of turning to me. I tried over and over again to instruct them, but they did not listen and respond to correction. ³⁴ They set up their disgusting idols in the temple which I have claimed for my own and defiled it. ³⁵ They built places of worship for the god Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom so that they could sacrifice their sons and daughters to the god Molech. Such a disgusting practice was not something I commanded them to do! It never even entered my mind to command them to do such a thing! So Judah is certainly liable for punishment.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I: 2 Chronicles 30:12, Isaiah 52:8, Ezekiel 11:19, Ezekiel 11:20, Ezekiel 36:26, Ezekiel 37:22, John 17:21, Acts 4:32, 2 Corinthians 13:11, Philippians 2:1, Philippians 2:2

one way: Jeremiah 6:16, Isaiah 35:8, John 14:6, Hebrews 10:20

they may: Jeremiah 32:40, Genesis 22:12, Psalms 112:1, Proverbs 14:26, Proverbs 14:27, Proverbs 23:17, Acts 9:31

for ever: Heb. all days

for the: Genesis 17:7, Genesis 18:19, Deuteronomy 5:29, Deuteronomy 11:18-21, Psalms 115:13-15, Psalms 128:6, Ezekiel 37:25, Acts 2:39, Acts 3:26, Acts 13:33, Romans 11:16, 1 Corinthians 7:14

Reciprocal: Genesis 17:18 - O that Genesis 19:12 - Hast Exodus 20:6 - showing Leviticus 20:5 - against his Deuteronomy 6:24 - for our good Deuteronomy 10:12 - fear Deuteronomy 10:13 - for thy Deuteronomy 29:15 - also with him Deuteronomy 30:6 - will circumcise Deuteronomy 30:8 - General Deuteronomy 30:19 - that both thou 1 Kings 8:40 - fear thee 1 Chronicles 12:17 - knit 1 Chronicles 29:18 - keep 2 Chronicles 5:13 - as one Job 37:24 - fear Psalms 25:13 - his seed Psalms 37:26 - his seed Psalms 51:10 - clean Psalms 86:11 - unite Psalms 94:14 - For Psalms 112:2 - General Psalms 115:14 - you Psalms 119:36 - Incline Psalms 119:38 - who is devoted Psalms 133:1 - how good Psalms 138:8 - perfect Proverbs 11:21 - the seed Proverbs 16:1 - preparations Proverbs 20:7 - his children Isaiah 42:16 - and not Isaiah 65:23 - for Jeremiah 3:19 - shalt not Jeremiah 24:7 - I will give Jeremiah 30:20 - children Lamentations 5:21 - Turn Ezekiel 18:31 - make Ezekiel 37:23 - they be Ezekiel 37:24 - they shall Zechariah 8:8 - they shall be my Zechariah 10:7 - yea Malachi 3:17 - they shall Matthew 19:13 - brought Mark 10:14 - Suffer Luke 1:75 - General Luke 18:16 - Suffer John 3:10 - and knowest Acts 2:1 - they Acts 11:14 - all Acts 16:31 - and thy Romans 12:16 - of the Romans 15:5 - grant 1 Corinthians 1:10 - that ye Ephesians 2:10 - we are Ephesians 4:13 - we all Philippians 1:27 - in one

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I will give them one heart and one way,.... "One" and the same heart; the same heart to one as to another; gracious souls, truly converted persons, be they Jews or Gentiles, have the same experience; they have all, more or less, a sight and sense of sin, and the evil of it; are brought off of their own righteousness; are led to Christ alone for life and salvation; are made partakers of precious promises; and all have their temptations, afflictions, and trials, and can sympathize with one another: and they have the same things put into their hearts; the laws of God are written there; the doctrines of the Gospel have a place there; Christ is formed in them; the graces of the Spirit are implanted, faith, hope, love, fear, humility, and other graces. Their heart, given them at conversion, is a sincere and upright heart, not a double one; they become Israelites indeed; their faith is unfeigned; their hope is devoid of hypocrisy; their love is without dissimulation; their repentance is genuine; and they serve God uprightly with true hearts. It is also single and alone for God; he has the whole of it; their understandings are enlightened with the knowledge of him; their affections and desires are towards him: their wills are subject to him; their eye is single to his glory; their hearts are not divided between him and another object of worship; and they are also one towards another, as the first Christians were of one heart and of one soul, Acts 4:32; and such a heart is a new heart, and the gift of God: "one way" is also promised: one way of salvation, which is Christ; the one and only way of access to God; of acceptance with him; of justification before him; and of forgiveness of sin; the only true way into a Gospel church state, and to eternal glory and happiness; and which is the more excellent way; the good old way; the new and living one: one way of worship may also be intended; one Lord is to be obeyed and worshipped; one doctrine and scheme of faith to be received; one baptism to be administered, in one and the same way, to one and the same subjects, and in one and the same name; one true spiritual manner of worship, all shall come into in the latter day; and there will be no more parties among those that are called Christians; the Jews, when converted, will have no divisions nor different denominations among them; see Ephesians 4:4

Zechariah 14:9;

that they may fear me for ever; both internally and externally; the one heart will be given them to fear and reverence him inwardly; and the one way of worship to fear or serve him outwardly, and in which they shall always continue; there will be no apostasy from the true grace of God, and no defection from his worship to superstition and idolatry:

for the good of them, and of their children after them; unity of heart; sincerity and uprightness of soul; a walking in the way of the Lord; having his fear before their eyes, and on their hearts, will issue in their spiritual good here, and in their eternal happiness hereafter; and even their posterity will reap some advantage by their good instructions and example.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 Jeremiah 7:30-31, but with two important variations. Baal is put for Tophet, and to Molech instead of in the fire. Molech the king and Baal the lord are different names of the sun-god, but in altered relations. Molech is the sun as the mighty fire, which in passing through the signs of the Zodiac burns up its own children. It is an old Canaanite worship, carried by the Phoenicians to all their colonies, and firmly established in Palestine at the time when the Israelites conquered the country.

Jeremiah 32:39

One heart, and one way - Compare Jeremiah 3:13. Under the new covenant they will with one consent walk in the one narrow path of right-doing Matthew 7:14. Forever, i. e., every day, constantly.

Jeremiah 32:40

God’s new covenant Jeremiah 31:31 is on God’s side, I will not turn away from them to do them good, i. e., I will never cease from doing them good. On their side, I will put My fear in their hearts that they depart not from Me. In these two conditions consists the certainty of the eternal duration of the covenant Matthew 28:20.

Jeremiah 32:41

Assuredly - literally, in truth, i. e., in verity, in reality. It refers to God’s firm purpose, rather than to the safety and security of the people. The new covenant is one of grace, indicated by God’s rejoicing over His people, and “planting them with His whole heart.”

Jeremiah 32:43

Fields - literally, The field, the open unenclosed country Jeremiah 4:17. In Jeremiah 32:44 fields refers to the several portions of it which belonged to individuals, and of which the boundaries were shown by landmarks.

Jeremiah 32:44

Subscribe evidences - See Jeremiah 32:10. In order to bring the certainty of the return from exile more vividly before the mind, the prophet enumerates the several subdivisions of the territory of the kings of Judah.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 32:39. I will give them one heart — And that a clean one.

And one way — And that a holy and safe one: and to have this clean heart, and to walk in this good way, will be for the good of them and their children after them. God's blessing is a profitable inheritance. They shall have but one object of worship, and one way of salvation; and being saved from sin, idolatry, and destruction, they must necessarily be happy within and happy without.