Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think over you, says the Lord: thoughts of peace and not of affliction, so that I may give you patience and an end.
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In Context
12And you shall call upon me, and you shall go forth. And you shall pray to me, and I will heed you.
Cross References
Psalms 33:11The rich have been needy and hungry, but those who seek the Lord will not be deprived of any good thing.
Psalms 85:9All the nations, which you have made, will draw near and adore in your presence, O Lord. And they will glorify your name.
Isaiah 40:1“Be consoled, be consoled, O my people!” says your God.
Isaiah 55:8For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways, says the Lord.
Jeremiah 24:5“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Just like these good figs, so will I regard as good the captives of Judah, whom I have sent from this place into the land of the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah 31:1“In that time, says the Lord, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”
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 →