Jeremiah 29:14
And I will be found of you, saith the LORD, and I will turn your captivity, and gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you back unto the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
13And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.
15For ye have said: 'The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon.'
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:7For what great nation is there, that hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is whensoever we call upon Him?
Deuteronomy 30:5And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and He will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.
2 Chronicles 15:12And they entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
Psalms 46:1(46-1) For the Leader; a Psalm of the sons of Korah; upon Alamoth. A Song. (46-2) God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Psalms 126:4Turn our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the dry land.
Isaiah 45:19I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness; I said not unto the seed of Jacob: 'Seek ye Me in vain'; I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
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 →