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.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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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