Jeremiah 24:7
And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the Lord: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 31:34 adds that all will know the Lord directly, expanding the promise of a heart to know God.
In Jeremiah 31:33, the new covenant includes God writing His law on hearts and the same 'they will be my people' formula.
Jeremiah 30:22 repeats the covenant formula 'You will be my people, and I will be your God'—exact parallel.
Jeremiah 29:12-14 promises that seeking God with all your heart brings restoration — a parallel to the heart-knowing and return promise.
Jeremiah 3:10 describes Judah's false return 'not with all her heart' — the exact opposite of the wholehearted return promised here.
Jeremiah 32:38 repeats the covenant formula 'They will be my people, and I will be their God' — the same promise of restored relationship.
Jeremiah 29:13 promises finding God when sought with all heart, closely paralleling the wholehearted return to God promised here.
Jeremiah 29:10 promises restoration after seventy years, forming part of the same exilic hope that includes the heart promise here.
Jeremiah 32:39 promises one heart to fear God always—another facet of the same inner transformation.
Jeremiah 36:3 also speaks of turning from wickedness and forgiveness, echoing the repentance theme but with a conditional 'perhaps' rather than God's direct promise.
Deuteronomy 26:17-19 records the original covenant declaration where Israel becomes God's people — the same formula Jeremiah 24:7 renews.
Ezekiel 11:19 promises an undivided heart and new spirit, directly matching the gift of a heart to know God.
Ezekiel 11:20 states they will keep God's laws and be His people—the same covenant result as here.
Ezekiel 36:24-28 expands this promise: gathering, cleansing, new heart and Spirit, and covenant relationship.
Ezekiel 37:23 also uses 'They will be my people, and I will be their God', adding cleansing from sin — a parallel restoration promise.
Ezekiel 37:27 adds God's dwelling with them to the same covenant formula, deepening the hope of restored relationship.
In Hosea 14:1-3, the call to return to the LORD with words of repentance parallels the wholehearted return that God promises to give here.
Zechariah 8:8 echoes the covenant formula with a promise of return to Jerusalem in faithfulness and righteousness.
Hebrews 8:10 quotes the new covenant promise of a heart for God and the covenant formula, closely paralleling Jeremiah 24:7's theme.
In Isaiah 55:7, forsaking sin and returning to the LORD for pardon directly echoes the forgiveness and return promised in this verse.
In Deuteronomy 4:29-31, seeking God with all heart is tied to His mercy when they return in distress—paralleling the wholehearted return promised here.
In 2 Chronicles 6:38, the same prayer as 1 Kings appears—wholehearted return leads to divine forgiveness and restoration, as promised here.
In 1 Kings 8:46-50, Solomon prays that captives who return with all heart will be forgiven—matching the restoration covenant in this verse.
In 1 Samuel 7:3, Samuel calls for returning to the LORD with all heart—mirroring the wholehearted return that God promises to enable here.
In Deuteronomy 30:2-5, wholehearted return leads to restoration from exile—echoing the renewed relationship and return promised in this verse.
Deuteronomy 30:6 foretells heart circumcision to love God—a precursor promise to the new heart here.
2 Corinthians 6:16 quotes the covenant formula 'I will be their God, they will be my people' directly from the OT, echoing Jeremiah 24:7's promise.
Ezekiel 16:62 uses the same covenant formula 'you will know that I am the LORD,' directly echoing God's promise to give a heart to know Him.
Ezekiel 20:42 repeats 'you will know that I am the LORD' in the context of bringing Israel into the land, reinforcing the knowledge theme.
Ezekiel 39:22 again declares 'the people of Israel will know that I am the LORD,' another instance of this covenant promise after judgment.
Hosea 2:20 describes betrothal in faithfulness and acknowledging the LORD, closely parallel to the heart to know God and covenant relationship.
Hosea 5:4 contrasts sharply: their deeds prevent return and they do not acknowledge the LORD, opposite of God's promise to give a knowing heart.
In 1 Kings 8:48, Solomon's prayer also describes turning back to God with all heart, echoing the wholehearted return promised here.
Hebrews 8:11 quotes Jeremiah 31:34 about all knowing the Lord, paralleling the promise of a heart to know God in Jeremiah 24:7.
2 Chronicles 33:13 records Manasseh knowing that the LORD is God after repentance, reflecting the knowledge of God given here.
Hosea 6:3 calls for acknowledging the LORD, but as human effort, unlike 24:7 where God gives the heart to know Him; a complementary perspective.
Zechariah 13:9 depicts mutual acknowledgment — 'They are my people' and 'The LORD is our God' — a different phrasing of the same covenant bond.
2 Chronicles 30:12 shows God giving unity of heart to obey, similar to God giving a heart to know Him here.
Proverbs 2:5 promises finding the knowledge of God through wisdom, while here God directly gives a heart to know Him.
Ephesians 1:17 similarly prays for a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of God, echoing the heart to know Him.