Jeremiah 29:12

And you shall call upon me, and you shall go forth. And you shall pray to me, and I will heed you.

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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 over you, says the Lord: thoughts of peace and not of affliction, so that I may give you patience and an end.

13You shall seek me. And you will find me, when you have sought me with your whole heart.

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Cross References

Nehemiah 2:4And the king said to me: “What would you request?” And I prayed to the God of heaven.

Psalms 102:16For the spirit in him will pass away, and it will not remain, and he will know his place no longer.

Isaiah 26:16Lord, they have sought you in anguish. Your doctrine was with them, amid the tribulation of murmuring.

Isaiah 65:24And this shall be: before they call out, I will perceive; while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Jeremiah 33:3Cry out to me and I will heed you. And I will announce to you great things, things that are certain, though you do not know them.

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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