36 “You are saying about this city, ‘By the sword, famine and plague(A) it will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon’; but this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 37 I will surely gather(B) them from all the lands where I banish them in my furious anger(C) and great wrath; I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety.(D) 38 They will be my people,(E) and I will be their God. 39 I will give them singleness(F) of heart and action, so that they will always fear(G) me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them. 40 I will make an everlasting covenant(H) with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire(I) them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me.(J) 41 I will rejoice(K) in doing them good(L) and will assuredly plant(M) them in this land with all my heart and soul.(N)

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36 “Now therefore the Lord God of Israel says the following concerning this city of which you say, ‘It has been (A)handed over to the king of Babylon by sword, by famine, and by plague’: 37 Behold, I am going to (B)gather them out of all the lands to which I have driven them in My anger, in My wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them back to this place and (C)have them live in safety. 38 They shall be (D)My people, and I will be their God; 39 and I will (E)give them one heart and one way, so that they will fear Me always, for their own (F)good and for the good of their children after them. 40 I will make an (G)everlasting covenant with them that I will (H)not turn away from them, to do them good; and I will (I)put the fear of Me in their hearts, so that they will not turn away from Me. 41 I will (J)rejoice over them to do them good and will [a]faithfully (K)plant them in this land with (L)all My heart and all My soul.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 32:41 Or truly