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Jeremiah 29:11-14 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 29 · verses 11–14 · King James Version
11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 14And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away 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 bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.Jeremiah 29:11-14 · King James Version
Jeremiah 29:11-14 in context
9For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.
10For 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.
11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
14And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away 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 bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
15Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;
16Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;
Cross references
- Isaiah 55:8-12
- Psalms 33:11
- Micah 4:12
- Psalms 40:5
- Job 23:13
- Lamentations 3:26
- Isaiah 46:10-11
- Ezekiel 34:11-31
- Matthew 7:7-8
- Jeremiah 33:3
- Psalms 50:15
- Psalms 145:19
Key words (Strong's)
- captivityshᵉbûwthexile, concretely, prisonersH7622 →
- thoughtsmachăshâbâha contrivanceH4284 →
- expectedtiqvâhliterally a cordH8615 →
- nationsgôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- searchdârashproperly, to tread or frequentH1875 →
- gatherqâbatsto graspH6908 →
- placesmâqôwmproperly, a standingH4725 →
- drivennâdachto push offH5080 →
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