Jeremiah 29:12

And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray to me, and I will hearken to you.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

In Context

11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

13And ye shall seek me, and find me when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

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Cross References

Nehemiah 2:4Then the king said to me, For what do thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

Psalms 10:17LORD, thou have heard the desire of the humble. Thou will prepare their heart, thou will cause thine ear to hear,

Psalms 102:16For LORD has built up Zion. He has appeared in his glory.

Isaiah 26:16LORD, in trouble they have visited thee, they poured out a prayer [when] thy chastening was upon them.

Isaiah 65:24And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer, and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Jeremiah 33:3Call to me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou know not.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 29:9-15

Advice to the Captives in Babylon. ( b. c. 596.) 8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. 9 For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the Lord . 10 For thus saith the Lord , That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. 11 For… Read the whole commentary →

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