Jeremiah 29:11
For, I, know the plans which I am planning for you Declareth Yahweh,—Plans of welfare and not of calamity, To give you a future and a hope.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
12So shall ye call upon me,—And go and pray unto me,—And I will hearken unto you;
Cross References
Psalms 33:11The counsel of Yahweh, to times age-abiding, shall stand, The devices of his heart, from generation to generation.
Psalms 85:9Surely, near unto them who revere him, is his salvation, That the Glory, may settle down, in our land.
Isaiah 40:1Comfort ye—comfort ye my people,—Saith your God.
Isaiah 55:8For, my thoughts, are not, your thoughts, Nor, your ways, my ways,—Declareth Yahweh.
Jeremiah 24:5Thus, saith Yahweh God of Israel, Like these good figs, so, will I regard them of Judah who are carried into captivity, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans, for good.
Jeremiah 31:1At that time, Declareth Yahweh, I will become a God, to all the families of Israel; And, they, shall become 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 →