Reference

Jeremiah 24:7

“And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the Lord: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.”

Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good.

For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.

And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the Lord: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.

And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the Lord, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:

And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.

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Israel as Distinct

Semantic Discovery

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Israel as Distinct

The verse speaks of a future relationship between "them" and "me," which could be interpreted as a general promise of spiritual renewal applicable to any group, not exclusively to Israel as a distinct entity. The phrase "my people" could refer to any people who return to God with their whole heart, rather than exclusively to the nation of Israel.

Israel as Distinct

Related Verses

Jeremiah 32:38

“And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:”

Jeremiah 31:33

“But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.”

Jeremiah 30:22

“And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.”

Jeremiah 32:41

“Yea, 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.”

Jeremiah 31:1

“At the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.”

Thematic Connections

Israel as Distinct

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