Focused Passage

Jeremiah 29:10-14

The Letter to the Exiles: Seek the City's Welfare and Wait for the LORD's Restoration

The chapter moves from the historical setting of Jeremiah's letter, to practical instructions for faithful exile life, to warnings against false prophets, to the seventy-year restoration promise, and finally to judgment oracles against hardened leaders and lying prophets.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

10For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.

11For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

12Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

13You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

14I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”

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Verse 10

Cross-references

Ezra 1:1Classic cross-references Isaiah 49:25Classic cross-references Daniel 9:3Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 36:21Classic cross-references Daniel 9:2Classic cross-references

Original words

Forכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthis is whatכֹה֙H3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularWhenכִּ֠יH3588Conjunction. . .לְפִ֞יH6310Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructBabylon’sלְבָבֶ֛לH894Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singularseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםH7657Number - common pluralyearsשָׁנָ֖הH8141Noun - feminine singularare completeמְלֹ֧אתH4390Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructI will attend toאֶפְקֹ֣דH6485Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularyouאֶתְכֶ֑םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluraland confirmוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יH6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularMy promiseדְּבָרִ֣יH1697Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular. . .הַטּ֔וֹבH2896Article | Adjective - masculine singular-עֲלֵיכֶם֙H5921Preposition | second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerto restoreלְהָשִׁ֣יבH7725Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructyouאֶתְכֶ֔םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionthisהַזֶּֽה׃H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםH4725Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

Isaiah 55:8Classic cross-references Psalms 33:11Classic cross-references Micah 4:12Classic cross-references Psalms 40:5Classic cross-references Job 23:13Classic cross-references

Original words

Forכִּי֩H3588ConjunctionIאָנֹכִ֨יH595Pronoun - first person common singularknowיָדַ֜עְתִּיH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe plansהַמַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗תH4284Article | Noun - feminine plural-אֲשֶׁ֧רH834Pronoun - relativeIאָנֹכִ֛יH595Pronoun - first person common singularhaveחֹשֵׁ֥בH2803Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularfor youעֲלֵיכֶ֖םH5921Preposition | second person masculine pluraldeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularplansמַחְשְׁב֤וֹתH4284Noun - feminine plural constructto prosper youשָׁלוֹם֙H7965Noun - masculine singularand notוְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleto harm youלְרָעָ֔הH7451Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singularto giveלָתֵ֥תH5414Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructyouלָכֶ֖םPreposition | second person masculine plurala futureאַחֲרִ֥יתH319Noun - feminine singularand a hopeוְתִקְוָֽה׃H8615Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 12

Cross-references

Jeremiah 33:3Classic cross-references Isaiah 55:6Classic cross-references Luke 11:9Classic cross-references Psalms 145:18Classic cross-references Matthew 7:7Classic cross-references

Original words

Then you will callוּקְרָאתֶ֤םH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralupon Meאֹתִי֙H853Direct object marker | first person common singularand comeוַֽהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluraland prayוְהִתְפַּלַּלְתֶּ֖םH6419Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralto Meאֵלָ֑יH413Preposition | first person common singularand I will listenוְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖יH8085Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularto youאֲלֵיכֶֽם׃H413Preposition | second person masculine plural

Verse 13

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 28:9Classic cross-references Hebrews 11:6Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 4:29Classic cross-references Psalms 119:2Classic cross-references Matthew 7:7Classic cross-references

Original words

You will seekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥םH1245Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralMeאֹתִ֖יH853Direct object marker | first person common singularand find Meוּמְצָאתֶ֑םH4672Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralwhenכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionyou search for Meתִדְרְשֻׁ֖נִיH1875Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | first person common singularwith allבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructyour heartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃H3824Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural

Verse 14

Cross-references

Jeremiah 30:18Classic cross-references Jeremiah 23:3Classic cross-references Joel 3:1Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 30:3Classic cross-references Zephaniah 3:20Classic cross-references

Original words

I will be foundוְנִמְצֵ֣אתִיH4672Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularby youלָכֶם֮Preposition | second person masculine pluraldeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָה֒H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand I will restore youוְשַׁבְתִּ֣יH7725Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerfrom captivityשְׁבִיתְכֶםH7622Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine pluraland gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יH6908Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularyouאֶ֠תְכֶםH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralfrom allמִֽכָּל־H3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructthe nationsהַגּוֹיִ֞םH1471Article | Noun - masculine plural. . .וּמִכָּל־H3605Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructand placesהַמְּקוֹמ֗וֹתH4725Article | Noun - masculine pluralto whichאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeI have banished youהִדַּ֧חְתִּיH5080Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular-אֶתְכֶ֛םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine plural-שָׁ֖םH8033Adverbdeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularI will restoreוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣יH7725Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular-אֶתְכֶ֔םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralyou toאֶל־H413Prepositionthe placeהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםH4725Article | Noun - masculine singularfrom whichאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeI sentהִגְלֵ֥יתִיH1540Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularyouאֶתְכֶ֖םH853Direct object marker | second person masculine pluralinto exileמִשָּֽׁם׃H8033Preposition-m | Adverb

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