Jeremiah 30:22

And ye shall be unto me for a people, and I will be unto you for a God.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

21And their leader shall be of themselves, and their ruler shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me; for who is this that will venture of his own heart to approach unto me? saith the Lord.

23Behold, the storm-wind of the Lord goeth forth with fury, an abiding storm-wind: upon the head of the wicked shall it fall.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 26:17Thou hast this day acknowledged the Lord, that he is thy God, and that thou wilt walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and hearken unto his voice;

Jeremiah 11:4Which I commanded your fathers on the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, Hearken to my voice, and do the same, in accordance with all which I may command you; and so shall ye be to me for a people, and I will be to you for a God;

Jeremiah 31:1(30:25) At the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God for all the families of Israel, and they shall be unto me for a people.

Jeremiah 32:38And they shall be unto me for a people, and I will be unto them for a God:

Ezekiel 36:28And ye shall dwell in the land which I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be unto me for a people, and I truly will be unto you as a God.

Hosea 2:23(2:25) And I will sow her for me in the land; and I will have mercy upon “Her that had not obtained mercy” [[Lo-ruchamah]]; and I will say to those who were “Not my people” [[Lo-'ammi]], Thou art my people: and they shall say, Thou art my God.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 30:19-24

Promises of Mercy. ( b. c. 594.) 18 Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwelling-places; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. 19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. 20 Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their… Read the whole commentary →

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