And I will makeוְכָרַתִּיwith themלָהֶםan eternalעוֹלָםcovenant,בְּרִיתthatאֲשֶׁרI will notלֹאturn awayאָשׁוּבfromמֵfollowing after themאַחֲרֵיהֶםto do them good;לְהֵיטִיבִי אוֹתָםand the fear of meוְאֶת יִרְאָתִיI will putאֶתֵּןin their heart,בִּלְבָבָםso that they do notלְבִלְתִּיturn awayסוּרfrom me.מֵעָלָי
Jeremiah 32:40
Study it in the app“And I will make with them an eternal covenant, that I will not turn away from following after them to do them good; and the fear of me I will put in their heart, so that they do not turn away from me.”
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Jeremiah 32:40, word by word
- And I will makeכָרַתִּיcharati
make a covenant
Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.
Where else “charati” appears- an eternalעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- turn awayאָשׁוּבashuv
turn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “ashuv” appears- to do them goodהֵיטִיבִhetivi
go well
For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".
Where else “hetivi” appears- and the fear of meיִרְאָתִyirati
fear
Fear. "The fear of God" is deep reverence that leads one to obey him and avoid evil.
Where else “yirati” appears- I will putאֶתֵּןeten
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “eten” appears- in their heartלְבָבָlevava
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levava” appears- turn awayסוּרsur
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “sur” appears
The context
39And I will give them one heart and one way, to fear me all the days, for the good of them and of their children after them.
40 · This verse (above)
41And I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and with all my soul.