Jeremiah 31:3

New International Reader's Version

The Lord appeared to us in the past. He said, “I have loved you with a love that lasts forever. I have kept on loving you with a kindness that never fails.

Cross References

1 Kings 10:9

May the Lord your God be praised. He takes great delight in you. He placed you on the throne of Israel. The Lord will love Israel for all time to come. That’s why he has made you king. He knows that you will do what is fair and right.”

Psalm 103:17

But the Lord’s love for those who have respect for him lasts for ever and ever. Their children’s children will know that he always does what is right.

Psalm 25:6

Lord, remember your great mercy and love. You have shown them to your people for a long time.

Song of Solomon 1:4

Take me away with you. Let us hurry! King Solomon, bring me into your palace.” “King Solomon, you fill us with joy. You make us happy. We praise your love more than we praise wine.” “It is right for them to love you!

Isaiah 43:4

You are priceless to me. I love you and honor you. So I will trade other people for you. I will give up other nations to save your lives.

Isaiah 45:17

But the Lord will save Israel. He will save them forever. They will never be put to shame or dishonored. That will be true for all time to come.

Isaiah 49:14

But the city of Zion said, “The Lord has deserted me. The Lord has forgotten me.”

Hosea 11:1

The Lord continues, “When Israel was a young nation, I loved them. I chose to bring my son out of Egypt.

Hosea 11:4

I led them with kindness and love. I was to them like a person who lifts a little child to their cheek. I bent down and fed them.

Malachi 1:2

“Israel, I have loved you,” says the Lord. “But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’ “Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” says the Lord. “But I chose Jacob

Romans 8:30

And those God has planned for, he has also appointed to be saved. Those he has appointed, he has made right with himself. To those he has made right with himself, he has given his glory.

Romans 9:13

It is written, “I chose Jacob instead of Esau.” (Malachi 1:2,3)

Deuteronomy 10:15

But the Lord loved your people of long ago very much. You are their children. And he chose you above all the other nations. His love and his promise remain with you to this very day.

Deuteronomy 33:26

“There is no one like the God of Israel. He rides across the heavens to help you. He rides on the clouds in his glory.

Deuteronomy 33:3

Lord, I’m sure you love your people. All the holy ones are in your hands. At your feet all of them bow down. And you teach them.

Deuteronomy 4:37

He loved your people of long ago. He chose their children after them. So he brought you out of Egypt. He used his great strength to do it.

2 Timothy 1:9

God has saved us. He has chosen us to live a holy life. It wasn’t because of anything we have done. It was because of his own purpose and grace. Through Christ Jesus, God gave us this grace even before time began.

James 1:18

God chose to give us new birth through the message of truth. He wanted us to be the first harvest of his new creation.

1 Peter 1:3

Give praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his great mercy he has given us a new birth and a living hope. This hope is living because Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

1 John 4:19

We love because he loved us first.