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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/30.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/30.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220&#8217So you will be my people, and I will be your God.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You will be my people, and I will be your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And you shall be my people, and I will be your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“And you will be My people, and I will be your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘You shall be My people, And I will be your God.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘You shall be My people, And I will be your God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216You shall be My people, And I will be your God.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And you shall be My people, And I will be your God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘You shall be My people, And I will be your God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Then you shall be My people, And I will be your God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will be My people, and I will be your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will be my people, and I will be your God. I, the LORD, have spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You will be my people, and I'll be your God.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?And you will be My people, and I will be your God.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then you will again be my people and I will be your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“You shall be my people, and I will be your God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“And you have been to Me for a people, "" And I am to you for God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And ye have been to Me for a people, And I am to you for God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And ye were to me for a people, and I will be to you for God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And you shall be my people: and I will be your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall be my people, and I will be your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall be my people, and I will be your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And you shall be my people, and I will be your God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall be my people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall be to me a people, and I shall be to you God, for who turns his heart to my worship and I have cast him out, says LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And ye shall be My people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/30-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=9111" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/30.htm">Restoration of Jacob</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wih·yî·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">“And you 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·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">your</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> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a></span><br />I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a></span><br />I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-17.htm">Deuteronomy 26:17-18</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Ezekiel 11:20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28</a></span><br />Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-27.htm">Ezekiel 37:27</a></span><br />My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-8.htm">Zechariah 8:8</a></span><br />I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-38.htm">Jeremiah 32:38</a></span><br />They will be My people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7-8</a></span><br />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. / And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/95-7.htm">Psalm 95:7</a></span><br />For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall be my people, and I will be your God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Jeremiah 24:7</a></b></br> And I will give them an heart to know me, that I <i>am</i> the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-1.htm">Jeremiah 31:1,33</a></b></br> At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/26-17.htm">Deuteronomy 26:17-19</a></b></br> Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/30-1.htm">God shows Jeremiah the return of the Jews.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/30-4.htm">After their trouble they shall have deliverance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/30-10.htm">He comforts Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Their return shall be gracious.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/30-23.htm">Wrath shall fall on the wicked.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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/30.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/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And you will be My people</b><br>This phrase signifies a covenant relationship between God and His people, echoing the promises made to the patriarchs, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It reflects the fulfillment of God's promise to restore Israel after their exile, emphasizing a return to a right relationship with Him. This covenant language is reminiscent of <a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a>, where God promises to take the Israelites as His people. It also points forward to the New Covenant, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a>, where God writes His laws on the hearts of His people, indicating a deeper, more personal relationship.<p><b>and I will be your God.</b><br>This phrase underscores God's commitment to His people, highlighting His role as their protector, provider, and sovereign ruler. It is a reaffirmation of the exclusive relationship between God and Israel, which is central to the identity of the nation. This promise is rooted in the Abrahamic Covenant (<a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7-8</a>) and is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament, symbolizing God's faithfulness despite Israel's unfaithfulness. In the New Testament, this relationship is expanded to include all believers in Christ, as seen in <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a>, where God dwells with His people in the new creation, fulfilling the ultimate promise of His presence.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of both judgment and hope to the people of Judah during a time of great turmoil and impending exile.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_israel.htm">The People of Israel</a></b><br>The original audience of Jeremiah's prophecy, who were facing the consequences of their disobedience to God, including exile to Babylon.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promises restoration and a renewed relationship with His people despite their past unfaithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context in which Jeremiah prophesied, where the people of Judah were taken captive by Babylon as a result of their disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_new_covenant.htm">The New Covenant</a></b><br>A future promise of restoration and a deeper relationship between God and His people, which Jeremiah's prophecy points towards.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>God's desire is to have a personal and covenantal relationship with His people. This relationship is characterized by mutual commitment and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a></b><br>Even in times of judgment and discipline, God’s ultimate plan is to restore His people. This offers hope and assurance of His unfailing love and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_god.htm">Identity in God</a></b><br>Our identity as God's people is central to our faith. Understanding this identity helps us live in accordance with His will and purpose for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_and_obedience.htm">Faithfulness and Obedience</a></b><br>The promise of being God's people calls for a response of faithfulness and obedience. Our lives should reflect our commitment to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/new_covenant_fulfillment.htm">New Covenant Fulfillment</a></b><br>The promise in Jeremiah points forward to the New Covenant established through Jesus Christ, where believers are brought into a new and everlasting relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_jacob's_trouble_mean.htm">What is the meaning of Jacob's Trouble?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_ignore_pleas_in_jer_14_7-9.htm">Jeremiah 14:7-9: How can a merciful God seemingly ignore the desperate pleas of His people in these verses?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_forbid_prayer_in_jeremiah_11_14.htm">Jeremiah 11:14: Why would God forbid prayer for the people when other passages emphasize intercession and mercy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_fight_his_people_in_jer_21_4-7.htm">Why does Jeremiah 21:4-7 depict God actively fighting against His own people, contradicting the notion of a loving deity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - This verse is omitted in the Septuagint, and (unless the existence of later insertions is denied altogether) is all but certainly due to a later hand (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23</a>). Comp. on vers. 10,11. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/30-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And you will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וִהְיִ֥יתֶם</span> <span class="translit">(wih·yî·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My people,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָ֣נֹכִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶהְיֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’eh·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאלֹהִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(lê·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/30-22.htm">Jeremiah 30:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/30-22.htm">Jeremiah 30:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/30-22.htm">Jeremiah 30:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/30-22.htm">Jeremiah 30:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/30-22.htm">Jeremiah 30:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/30-22.htm">Jeremiah 30:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/30-22.htm">Jeremiah 30:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/30-22.htm">Jeremiah 30:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/30-22.htm">Jeremiah 30:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/30-22.htm">Jeremiah 30:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/30-22.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 30:22 You shall be my people and (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/30-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 30:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 30:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/30-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 30:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 30:23" /></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>