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

10 For 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.

11 For 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.

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

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

14 I 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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References and Original Words

Verse 10

Cross-references

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

Original words

For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction this is what כֹה֙ H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular When כִּ֠י H3588 Conjunction . . . לְפִ֞י H6310 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Babylon’s לְבָבֶ֛ל H894 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular seventy שִׁבְעִ֥ים H7657 Number - common plural years שָׁנָ֖ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular are complete מְלֹ֧את H4390 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct I will attend to אֶפְקֹ֣ד H6485 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular you אֶתְכֶ֑ם H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine plural and confirm וַהֲקִמֹתִ֤י H6965 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular My promise דְּבָרִ֣י H1697 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular . . . הַטּ֔וֹב H2896 Article | Adjective - masculine singular - עֲלֵיכֶם֙ H5921 Preposition | second person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker to restore לְהָשִׁ֣יב H7725 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct you אֶתְכֶ֔ם H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition this הַזֶּֽה׃ H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular place הַמָּק֖וֹם H4725 Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

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

Original words

For כִּי֩ H3588 Conjunction I אָנֹכִ֨י H595 Pronoun - first person common singular know יָדַ֜עְתִּי H3045 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the plans הַמַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗ת H4284 Article | Noun - feminine plural - אֲשֶׁ֧ר H834 Pronoun - relative I אָנֹכִ֛י H595 Pronoun - first person common singular have חֹשֵׁ֥ב H2803 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular for you עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם H5921 Preposition | second person masculine plural declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular plans מַחְשְׁב֤וֹת H4284 Noun - feminine plural construct to prosper you שָׁלוֹם֙ H7965 Noun - masculine singular and not וְלֹ֣א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle to harm you לְרָעָ֔ה H7451 Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular to give לָתֵ֥ת H5414 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct you לָכֶ֖ם Preposition | second person masculine plural a future אַחֲרִ֥ית H319 Noun - feminine singular and a hope וְתִקְוָֽה׃ H8615 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 12

Cross-references

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

Original words

Then you will call וּקְרָאתֶ֤ם H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural upon Me אֹתִי֙ H853 Direct object marker | first person common singular and come וַֽהֲלַכְתֶּ֔ם H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural and pray וְהִתְפַּלַּלְתֶּ֖ם H6419 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural to Me אֵלָ֑י H413 Preposition | first person common singular and I will listen וְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖י H8085 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular to you אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ H413 Preposition | second person masculine plural

Verse 13

Cross-references

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

Original words

You will seek וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥ם H1245 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Me אֹתִ֖י H853 Direct object marker | first person common singular and find Me וּמְצָאתֶ֑ם H4672 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural when כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction you search for Me תִדְרְשֻׁ֖נִי H1875 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | first person common singular with all בְּכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct your heart לְבַבְכֶֽם׃ H3824 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural

Verse 14

Cross-references

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

Original words

I will be found וְנִמְצֵ֣אתִי H4672 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular by you לָכֶם֮ Preposition | second person masculine plural declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָה֒ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular and I will restore you וְשַׁבְתִּ֣י H7725 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker from captivity שְׁבִיתְכֶם H7622 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural and gather וְקִבַּצְתִּ֣י H6908 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular you אֶ֠תְכֶם H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine plural from all מִֽכָּל־ H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct the nations הַגּוֹיִ֞ם H1471 Article | Noun - masculine plural . . . וּמִכָּל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct and places הַמְּקוֹמ֗וֹת H4725 Article | Noun - masculine plural to which אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative I have banished you הִדַּ֧חְתִּי H5080 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular - אֶתְכֶ֛ם H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine plural - שָׁ֖ם H8033 Adverb declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular I will restore וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣י H7725 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular - אֶתְכֶ֔ם H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine plural you to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the place הַ֨מָּק֔וֹם H4725 Article | Noun - masculine singular from which אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative I sent הִגְלֵ֥יתִי H1540 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular you אֶתְכֶ֖ם H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine plural into exile מִשָּֽׁם׃ H8033 Preposition-m | Adverb

BSB notes

Or restore your fortunes

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