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They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will give them hearts that recognize me as the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me wholeheartedly. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> I will give them a heart to know that I am the LORD, and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/24.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/24.htm">New King James Version</a> Then I will give them a 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 to Me with their whole heart. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> I will also give them a heart to know Me, for I am the LORD; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me wholeheartedly. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am the LORD; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘And I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am the LORD; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am Yahweh; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I will give them a heart to know Me, [understanding fully] that I am the LORD; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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 because they will return to me with all their heart. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am Yahweh. They will be My people, and I will be their God because they will return to Me with all their heart. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Jehovah: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God; for they shall return unto me with their whole heart. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I will give them a desire to know me and to be my people. They will want me to be their God, and they will turn back to me with all their heart. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will give them the desire to know that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, because they will wholeheartedly come back to me. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will give them the desire to know that I am the LORD. Then they will be my people, and I will be their God, because they will return to me with all their heart. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'll give them the ability to know me, for I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God when they return to me with all their heart. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/24.htm">NET Bible</a> I will give them the desire to acknowledge that I am the LORD. I will be their God and they will be my people. For they will wholeheartedly return to me.' <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I will give them a 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 to me with their whole heart.' <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I will give them a 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 to me with their whole heart. <a href="/web/jeremiah/24.htm">World English Bible</a> I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Yahweh. They will be my people, and I will be their God; for they will return to me with their whole heart. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And have given to them a heart to know Me, "" For I [am] YHWH, "" And they have been to Me for a people, "" And I am to them for God, "" For they turned back to Me with all their heart. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And have given to them a heart to know Me, For I am Jehovah, And they have been to Me for a people, And I am to them for God, For they turned back unto Me with all their heart. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I gave to them a heart to know me, that I am Jehovah: and they were to me for a people, and I will be to them for God: for they shall turn back to me with all their heart.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: because they shall return to me with their whole heart. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will give them a heart, so that they may know me, that I am the Lord. And they will be my people, and I will be their God. For they shall return to me with their whole heart. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/24.htm">New American Bible</a> I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I will give them a heart to know that I am the LORD; and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God when they shall return to me with their whole heart. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall give them a heart that they shall know me, that I AM LORD JEHOVAH, and they shall be my people, and I shall be their God, when they will return to me from all their heart<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I will give them a 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. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord: and they shall be to me a people, and I will be to them a God: for they shall turn to me with all their heart. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=7183" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/24.htm">The Good and Bad Figs</a> …6I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them. 7<a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">a heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: lā·ḏa·‘aṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">to know Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯî (DirObjM:: 1cs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yū- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">They will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">My</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘ām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: wə·’ā·nō·ḵî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">and I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ’eh·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">their</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yā·šu·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">they will return</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">their heart.</a> 8But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Ezekiel 11:19-20</a> 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, / 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. <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-28</a> I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. / Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God. <a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a> The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live. <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33-34</a> “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. / No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.” <a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10-12</a> 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. / No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest. / For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.” <a href="/2_corinthians/3-3.htm">2 Corinthians 3:3</a> It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. <a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Romans 11:26-27</a> And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.” <a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23</a> 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.’” <a href="/zechariah/8-8.htm">Zechariah 8:8</a> I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.” <a href="/romans/9-25.htm">Romans 9:25-26</a> 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.’” <a href="/hebrews/10-16.htm">Hebrews 10:16-17</a> “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.” / Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.” <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a> Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David. <a href="/ezekiel/37-23.htm">Ezekiel 37:23-24</a> They will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. / My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes. <a href="/john/10-14.htm">John 10:14-16</a> I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me, / just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep. / I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd. <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a> 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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 to me with their whole heart.I will give.<a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33,34</a> But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people… <a href="/jeremiah/32-39.htm">Jeremiah 32:39</a> 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:<a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a> And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.and they.<a href="/jeremiah/30-22.htm">Jeremiah 30:22</a> And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.<a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a> But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.<a href="/jeremiah/32-38.htm">Jeremiah 32:38</a> And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:for they.<a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10</a> And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.<a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12-14</a> Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you… <a href="/deuteronomy/4-29.htm">Deuteronomy 4:29-31</a> But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/23-26.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-22.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-7.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/29-13.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 24</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Under the type of good and bad figs,</a> 4. <a href="/jeremiah/24-4.htm">he foreshows the restoration of those who were in captivity;</a> 8. <a href="/jeremiah/24-8.htm">and the desolation of Zedekiah and the rest.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I will give them a heart to know Me This phrase emphasizes God's initiative in the transformation of His people. The heart, in biblical terms, represents the center of one's being, including mind, will, and emotions. This transformation is a divine act, indicating that true knowledge of God is a gift rather than a human achievement. This echoes the promise of a new covenant found in <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a>, where God writes His law on the hearts of His people. It also aligns with <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26</a>, where God promises to give a new heart and spirit. This transformation is necessary for a genuine relationship with God, highlighting the need for divine intervention in human hearts.that I am the LORD This phrase underscores the recognition of God's sovereignty and identity. The use of "LORD" (YHWH) is significant, as it is God's covenant name revealed to Moses in <a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14-15</a>. Knowing God as the LORD involves understanding His character, faithfulness, and authority. This knowledge is not merely intellectual but relational, involving trust and obedience. The acknowledgment of God as LORD is central to the covenant relationship, as seen throughout the Old Testament, where Israel is called to recognize and worship God alone.They will be My people This phrase reflects the covenant relationship between God and His people. It is a recurring theme in Scripture, first established with Abraham in <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7-8</a> and reiterated throughout the Old Testament. Being God's people involves a special status and responsibility, including living according to His commandments and reflecting His character. This relationship is not based on ethnicity or nationality but on faith and obedience. In the New Testament, this concept is expanded to include all believers in Christ, as seen in <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a>, where the church is described as a chosen people and a royal priesthood.and I will be their God This phrase signifies God's commitment to His people, promising His presence, protection, and provision. It is a central promise of the covenant, assuring the people of God's faithfulness and care. This relationship is reciprocal, requiring loyalty and worship from the people. The assurance of God's presence is a source of comfort and strength, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1</a> and <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a>. In the New Testament, this promise is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is Immanuel, "God with us" (<a href="/matthew/1-23.htm">Matthew 1:23</a>), and through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in believers.for they will return to Me with all their heart This phrase indicates repentance and wholehearted devotion. Returning to God involves turning away from sin and idolatry, as well as a sincere commitment to follow Him. The call to return is a common prophetic theme, urging Israel to repent and renew their covenant relationship with God. This return is not partial but involves the entire heart, signifying complete dedication and love for God. In the New Testament, this concept is echoed in the call to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, as seen in <a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a> and <a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a>. The transformation of the heart enables this genuine return to God, fulfilling His promise of restoration and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah, often warning them of impending judgment and calling them to repentance. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_exiles_of_judah.htm">The Exiles of Judah</a> The people of Judah who were taken into Babylonian captivity. This verse speaks to the hope and restoration promised to them. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> The place of exile for the people of Judah, representing both judgment and the setting for eventual restoration. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who desires a relationship with His people and promises to restore them. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_heart.htm">The Heart</a> In Hebrew thought, the heart ("lev") is the center of one's being, encompassing mind, will, and emotions. God promises to transform the hearts of His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_initiative_in_restoration.htm">God's Initiative in Restoration</a> God takes the first step in restoring His people by giving them a heart to know Him. This emphasizes His grace and sovereignty in the process of redemption. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_knowing_god.htm">The Importance of Knowing God</a> The heart transformation leads to a deeper knowledge of God. This knowledge is relational, not just intellectual, and is central to the covenant relationship. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> The promise "They will be My people, and I will be their God" highlights the covenant relationship God desires with His people. This relationship is marked by mutual commitment and love. <a href="/topical/w/wholehearted_return.htm">Wholehearted Return</a> The call to return with all their heart signifies genuine repentance and devotion. It challenges believers to examine their own hearts and commitment to God. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_exile.htm">Hope in Exile</a> Even in times of judgment or difficulty, God’s promises offer hope and assurance of restoration. This encourages believers to trust in God's faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 24</a> <a href="/q/jeremiah_24_7__why_did_exiles_disobey.htm">Jeremiah 24:7 – How do we reconcile God giving the exiles “a heart to know me” with subsequent biblical texts describing their continued disobedience? </a> <a href="/q/what_means_'return_to_god_fully'.htm">What does "Return to God wholeheartedly" mean?</a> <a href="/q/will_you_let_evil_overcome_you.htm">What does 'Return to God wholeheartedly' mean?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jer_15_1_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">If Jeremiah 15:1 implies God would not listen to Moses or Samuel, how does this align with other passages portraying a merciful God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) I will give them an heart to know me . . .--Of this also the history of the return gives at least a partial proof. Whatever other faults might be growing up, they never again fell into the apostasy from the true faith in God, which up to the time of the exile had been their besetting sin.They shall be my people . . .--The prophet clearly remembers and reproduces the promise of <a href="/hosea/2-23.htm" title="And I will sow her to me in the earth; and I will have mercy on her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, You are my people; and they shall say, You are my God.">Hosea 2:23</a>. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I will give וְנָתַתִּי֩ (wə·nā·ṯat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set them a heart לֵ֜ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre to know Me, לָדַ֣עַת (lā·ḏa·‘aṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know that כִּ֚י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I am the LORD. יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel They will be וְהָיוּ־ (wə·hā·yū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be My people, לְעָ֔ם (lə·‘ām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and I וְאָ֣נֹכִ֔י (wə·’ā·nō·ḵî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I will be אֶהְיֶ֥ה (’eh·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be their לָהֶ֖ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> God, לֵאלֹהִ֑ים (lê·lō·hîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction they will return יָשֻׁ֥בוּ (yā·šu·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again to Me אֵלַ֖י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to with all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every their heart. לִבָּֽם׃ (lib·bām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Jeremiah 24:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Jeremiah 24:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Jeremiah 24:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Jeremiah 24:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Jeremiah 24:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Jeremiah 24:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Jeremiah 24:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Jeremiah 24:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Jeremiah 24:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Jeremiah 24:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-7.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 24:7 I will give them a heart (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/24-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 24:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 24:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/24-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 24:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 24:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>