Jeremiah 32:40

“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.”

Jeremiah 32:40 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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an eternalעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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covenantבְּרִיתberit

covenant

The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.

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turn awayאָשׁוּבashuv

turn back

To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.

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to do them goodהֵיטִיבִhetivi

go well

For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".

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and the fear of meיִרְאָתִyirati

fear

Fear. "The fear of God" is deep reverence that leads one to obey him and avoid evil.

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I will putאֶתֵּןeten

put

To place something somewhere.

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in their heartלְבָבָlevava

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.

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turn awayסוּרsur

turn aside

To leave the road, go away.

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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.

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