Jeremiah 24:5

24:5 “I, the Lord, the God of Israel, say: ‘The exiles whom I sent away from here to the land of Babylon ¹  are like those good figs. I consider them to be good.

Jeremiah 24:7

24:7 I will give them the desire to acknowledge that I ²  am the Lord. I will be their God and they will be my people. For they will wholeheartedly ³  return to me.’

[24:5]  ¹ tn Heb “the land of the Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4.

[24:7]  ² tn Heb “I will give them a heart to know me that I am the Lord.” For the use of “heart” here referring to “inclinations, resolutions, and determinations of the will” see BDB 525 s.v. לֵב 4 and compare the usage in 2 Chr 12:14. For the use of “know” to mean “acknowledge” see BDB 384 s.v. יָדַע Qal.1.f and compare the usage in Jer 39:4. For the construction “know ‘someone’ that he…” = “know that ‘someone’…” see GKC 365 §117.h and compare the usage in 2 Sam 3:25.

[24:7]  ³ tn Heb “with all their heart.”