Jeremiah 32:39

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְנָתַתִּ֨י לָהֶ֜ם לֵ֤ב אֶחָד֙ וְדֶ֣רֶךְ אֶחָ֔ד לְיִרְאָ֥ה אוֹתִ֖י כָּל־הַיָּמִ֑ים לְט֣וֹב לָהֶ֔ם וְלִבְנֵיהֶ֖ם אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

And nātattî to them lēb one and derek one, ləyirʾāh ʾôtî all hayyāmîm, for ṭôb to them and to libnêhem after them

Grammar Details

• *nātattî*: Qal perfect, 1st person singular - 'I will give'
• *lēb*: masculine singular noun - 'heart'
• *derek*: masculine singular noun - 'way/path'
• *ləyirʾāh*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - 'to fear'
• *ʾôtî*: direct object marker + 1st person singular suffix - 'me'
• *hayyāmîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - 'the days'
• *ṭôb*: masculine singular adjective - 'good'
• *libnêhem*: preposition + masculine plural noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their sons/children'

Word Meanings

• *lēb*: heart/mind/inner person
• *derek*: way/path/manner
• *ləyirʾāh*: to fear/to revere/to worship
• *ṭôb*: good/welfare/benefit

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 11:19-20 : 19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: 20 That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
• John 17:21 : 21 ‹That they all may be one; as thou, Father,› [art] ‹in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.›
• Acts 4:32 : 32 ¶ And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any [of them] that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
• Ezek 37:25 : 25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, [even] they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David [shall be] their prince for ever.
• Deut 11:18-21 : 18 ¶ Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. 19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 20 And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates: 21 That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.
• 2 Chr 30:12 : 12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.
• Prov 23:17 : 17 ¶ Let not thine heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
• Isa 35:8 : 8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it [shall be] for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err [therein].
• Heb 10:20 : 20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
• Acts 2:39 : 39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, [even] as many as the Lord our God shall call.
• Acts 3:26 : 26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
• Acts 9:31 : 31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
• Acts 13:33 : 33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
• Rom 11:16 : 16 For if the firstfruit [be] holy, the lump [is] also [holy]: and if the root [be] holy, so [are] the branches.
• 1 Cor 7:14 : 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
• 2 Cor 13:11 : 11 ¶ Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
• Phil 2:1-2 : 1 ¶ If [there be] therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind.
• Isa 52:8 : 8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.
• Jer 6:16 : 16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where [is] the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk [therein].
• Jer 32:40 : 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
• John 14:6 : 6 Jesus saith unto him, ‹I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.›
• Ezek 36:26 : 26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
• Ezek 37:22 : 22 And I will make them one nation in the land upon 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:
• Ps 112:1 : 1 ¶ Praise ye the LORD. Blessed [is] the man [that] feareth the LORD, [that] delighteth greatly in his commandments.
• Ps 115:13-15 : 13 He will bless them that fear the LORD, [both] small and great. 14 The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children. 15 Ye [are] blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.
• Ps 128:6 : 6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, [and] peace upon Israel.
• Prov 14:26-27 : 26 ¶ In the fear of the LORD [is] strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. 27 The fear of the LORD [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
• Gen 17:7 : 7 ¶ And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
• Gen 18:19 : 19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
• Gen 22:12 : 12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son] from me.
• Deut 5:29 : 29 O that there were such an 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 for ever!