Jeremiah 29:14
And I will be found of you, saith the Lord; and I will bring back your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will cause you to return unto the place whence I have banished you.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
13And ye will seek me, and shall find me, for ye will search for me with all your heart.
15Because ye have said, The Lord hath raised us up prophets in Babylon.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:7For what great nation is there that hath gods so nigh unto it, as is the Lord our God at all times that 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“To the chief musician: by the sons of Korach, upon 'Alamoth, a song.” (46:2) God is our protection and strength, a help in distresses, very readily found.
Psalms 126:4Bring back again, O Lord, our captivity, like rivulets in arid land.
Isaiah 45:19Not on a secret spot have I spoken, in a dark place of the earth; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me for naught; [but] 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 →