Jeremiah 24:5

New Century Version

“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I sent the people of Judah out of their country to live in the country of Babylon. I think of those people as good, like these good figs.

Cross References

Psalm 119:67

Before I suffered, I did wrong, but now I obey your word.

Psalm 119:71

It was good for me to suffer so I would learn your demands.

Jeremiah 24:4

Then the Lord spoke his word to me:

Jeremiah 29:11

I say this because I know what I am planning for you,” says the Lord. “I have good plans for you, not plans to hurt you. I will give you hope and a good future.

Jeremiah 29:20

You captives, whom I forced to leave Jerusalem and go to Babylon, listen to the message from the Lord.

Jeremiah 29:4

This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says to all those people I sent away from Jerusalem as captives to Babylon:

Ezekiel 11:17

“So say: ‘This is what the Lord God says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you together from the countries where you have been scattered. Then I will give you back the land of Israel.’

Ezekiel 11:20

Then they will live by my rules and obey my laws and keep them. They will be my people, and I will be their God.

Leviticus 26:44

But even though this is true, I will not turn away from them when they are in the land of their enemies. I will not hate them so much that I completely destroy them and break my agreement with them, because I am the Lord their God.

Nahum 1:7

The Lord is good, giving protection in times of trouble. He knows who trusts in him.

Zechariah 13:9

The third that is left I will test with fire, purifying them like silver, testing them like gold. Then they will call on me, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘You are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”

Matthew 25:12

But the bridegroom answered, ‘I tell you the truth, I don’t want to know you.’

John 10:27

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

Romans 8:28

We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him. They are the people he called, because that was his plan.

1 Corinthians 8:3

But if any person loves God, that person is known by God.

Galatians 4:9

But now you know the true God. Really, it is God who knows you. So why do you turn back to those weak and useless rules you followed before? Do you want to be slaves to those things again?

Deuteronomy 8:16

and manna to eat in the desert. Manna was something your ancestors had never seen. He did this to take away your pride and to test you, so things would go well for you in the end.

2 Timothy 2:19

But God’s strong foundation continues to stand. These words are written on the seal: “The Lord knows those who belong to him,” and “Everyone who wants to belong to the Lord must stop doing wrong.”

Revelation 3:19

“I correct and punish those whom I love. So be eager to do right, and change your hearts and lives.