Jeremiah 29:11
9 For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”
10 For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
12 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
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- BSB
- For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
- KJV
- For 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.
- WEB
- For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says the LORD, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.
- ASV
- For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.
- DARBY
- For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you in your latter end a hope.
- BLB
- For I know the plans that I think toward you⁺, a declaration of YHWH, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you⁺ a future and a hope.
- ÅB
- For jeg vet de tanker jeg tenker om dere, sier Herren, fredstanker og ikke tanker til ulykke, å gi dere fremtid og håp.
- OTB
- For jeg vet hvilke planer jeg har for dere,” erklærer Herren, “planer om å gi dere fremtid og håp, og ikke skade dere.
- B1930
- For jeg vet de tanker jeg tenker om eder, sier Herren, fredstanker og ikke tanker til ulykke, å gi eder fremtid og håp.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Short explanation
God has thoughts of peace and a future for his people. The verse was written to the Jews taken captive to Babylon, with a promise that they would come home after a long time. It is not a promise that everything goes smoothly, but that God has not abandoned them.
Context: A letter from the prophet Jeremiah to those taken into exile.
See also: Jeremiah 29:12, Romans 8:28
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Cross references
Isaiah 55:8–12
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 33:11
The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.
Read in contextMicah 4:12
But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD or understand His plan, for He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
Read in contextPsalms 40:5
Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.
Read in contextJob 23:13
But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
Read in contextLamentations 3:26
It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 46:10–11
I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
Read in contextEzekiel 34:11–31
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.
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