11 translations · Hebrew

Jeremiah 32:39

I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good, and the good of their children after them.

World English Bible

Jeremiah 32:39 in 11 translations

WEB World English Bible
I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good, and the good of their children after them.
KJV King James Version
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 Berean Standard Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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:
LSV Literal Standard Version
and I have given to them one heart and one way, to fear Me all the days, for the good of them and their sons after them:
FBV Free Bible Version
I will make sure they think the same way and act in harmony, so that they will always honor me so all will be good for them and their descendants.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I have given to them one heart, and one way, to fear Me all the days, for good to them, and to their sons after them:
DBY Darby Translation
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me all [their] days, for the good of them, and of their children after them.
WBT Webster’s Bible
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:
WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good and the good of their children after them.
DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me all days: and that it may be well with them, and with their children after them.

The Hebrew words

Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.

Word Transliteration English (BSB) Strong’s
וְנָתַתִּ֨י wə·nā·ṯat·tî I will give H5414 נָתַן to give: give
לָהֶ֜ם lā·hem them H9005 ל to/for
לֵ֤ב lêḇ heart H3820 לֵב heart
אֶחָד֙ ’e·ḥāḏ one H259 אֶחָד one
וְדֶ֣רֶךְ wə·ḏe·reḵ way H1870 דֶּ֫רֶךְ way: conduct
אֶחָ֔ד ’e·ḥāḏ and one H259 אֶחָד one
לְיִרְאָ֥ה lə·yir·’āh so that they will always fear Me H3372 יָרֵא to fear
אוֹתִ֖י ’ō·w·ṯî — H853 אֵת [Obj.]
כָּל־ kāl- — H3605 כֹּל all
הַיָּמִ֑ים hay·yā·mîm — H3117 יוֹם day
לְט֣וֹב lə·ṭō·wḇ for their own good H2896 טוֹב pleasant
לָהֶ֔ם lā·hem — H9005 ל to/for
וְלִבְנֵיהֶ֖ם wə·liḇ·nê·hem and for the good of their children H1121 בֵּן son: child
אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ ’a·ḥă·rê·hem after them H310 אַחַר after
  • Ezekiel 11:19–20

    I 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; that they may walk in my statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them. They will be my people, and I will be their God.

  • Acts 4:32

    The 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 17:21

    that 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.

  • Ezekiel 37:25

    They will dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers lived. They will dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children’s children, forever. David my servant will be their prince for ever.

  • Proverbs 14:26–27

    In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children. The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.

  • Proverbs 23:17

    Don’t let your heart envy sinners; but rather fear Yahweh all day long.

  • Jeremiah 32:40

    I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good. I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me.

  • Ezekiel 36:26

    I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.

  • Deuteronomy 11:18–21

    Therefore 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. You shall teach them to your children, talking of them, when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall write them on the door posts of your house, and on your gates; …

  • 2 Chronicles 30:12

    Also 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.

Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.

In context

37 “Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries where I have driven them in my anger, and in my wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them again to this place. I will cause them to dwell safely.

38 Then they will be my people, and I will be their God.

39 I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good, and the good of their children after them.

40 I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good. I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me.

41 Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”

Read all of Jeremiah 32 in the World English Bible.

Edition and source notes

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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.

The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.

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