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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.
Jeremiah 32:39 · New King James Version
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  • WEB and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good, and of their children after them:
  • KJV 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:
  • BSB 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.
  • NASB 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.
  • NLT 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.

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Quick answer

God will give His people one heart and one way to fear Him forever, for their good and their children's. It promises inward unity and lasting reverence.

Overview

God pledges to transform His people inwardly, granting them a single, undivided heart devoted to fearing Him. This inner renewal, for their lasting good and their descendants', parallels the new-covenant promise of a heart that obeys. Such transformation is the Spirit's work in those united to Christ, producing wholehearted, enduring devotion (Ezek. 36:26-27).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 31

  • Ezek 11:19–20I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh;
  • Acts 4:32The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.
  • John 17:21that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that you sent me.
  • Ezek 37:25They shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers lived; and they shall dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children’s children, forever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever.
  • Prov 23:17Don’t let your heart envy sinners; but rather fear Yahweh all day long.
  • Prov 14:26–27In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.
  • Jer 32:40and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good; and I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me.
  • Ezek 36:26I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
  • Heb 10:20by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
  • Deut 11:18–21Therefore you shall lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul. You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes.
  • 2 Chr 30:12Also the hand of God came on Judah to give them one heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the princes by Yahweh’s word.
  • John 14:6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
  • Gen 22:12He said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”
  • 1 Cor 7:14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
  • Ps 115:13–15He will bless those who fear Yahweh, both small and great.
  • Isa 52:8Your watchmen lift up their voice, together they sing; for they shall see eye to eye, when Yahweh returns to Zion.
  • Rom 11:16If the first fruit is holy, so is the lump. If the root is holy, so are the branches.
  • Ps 128:6Yes, may you see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel.
  • Gen 17:7I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your offspring after you.
  • Isa 35:8A highway will be there, a road, and it will be called The Holy Way. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it will be for those who walk in the Way. Wicked fools will not go there.
  • Ps 112:1Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, who delights greatly in his commandments.
  • Gen 18:19For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.”
  • Deut 5:29Oh that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children forever!
  • Acts 13:33that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your father.’
  • Jer 6:16Yahweh says, “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, ‘Where is the good way?’ and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
  • Acts 3:26God, having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to you first to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your wickedness.”
  • Acts 2:39For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”
  • Acts 9:31So the assemblies throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
  • Ezek 37:22and I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all; and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all;
  • 2 Cor 13:11Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be perfected, be comforted, be of the same mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
  • Phil 2:1–2If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,

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Christ at the center

Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.

How Jeremiah 32:39 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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