Jeremiah 29:14

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.

I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”

¹⁵ Because you may say, “The LORD has raised up for us prophets in Babylon,”

¹⁶ this is what the LORD says about the king who sits on David’s throne and all the people who remain in this city, your brothers who did not go with you into exile—

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”
KJV: And 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.
WEB: I will be found by you,” says the LORD, “and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places where I have driven you,” says the LORD. “I will bring you again to the place from where I caused you to be carried away captive.”
ASV: And I will be found of you, saith Jehovah, and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places wither I have driven you, saith Jehovah; and I will bring you again unto the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
DARBY: and I will be found of you, saith Jehovah. And I will turn your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith Jehovah; and I will bring you again into the place whence I have caused you to be carried away captive.
BLB: And I will be found by you⁺, a declaration of YHWH, and I will turn back your⁺ captivity, and I will gather you⁺ from all the nations and from all the places to which I have driven you⁺ there, a declaration of YHWH, and I will bring you⁺ to the place from which I caused you⁺ to be carried away captive from there.

ÅB: Jeg vil la meg finne av dere, sier Herren, og jeg vil gjøre ende på deres fangenskap og samle dere fra alle de folk og alle de steder som jeg har drevet dere bort til, sier Herren, og jeg vil føre dere tilbake til det sted som jeg førte dere bort fra.
OTB: Jeg vil la meg finne av dere,” erklærer Herren, “og jeg vil gjenopprette deres formue og samle dere fra alle nasjonene og stedene hvor jeg har drevet dere bort,” erklærer Herren, “og vil bringe dere tilbake til stedet jeg sendte dere i eksil fra.”
B1930: Jeg vil la mig finne av eder, sier Herren, og jeg vil gjøre ende på eders fangenskap og samle eder fra alle de folk og alle de steder som jeg har drevet eder bort til, sier Herren, og jeg vil føre eder tilbake til det sted som jeg førte eder bort fra.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 36:1–38
“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.
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Jeremiah 30:3
For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”
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1 Chronicles 28:9
As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
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Romans 10:20
And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”
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Micah 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.
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Jeremiah 50:33–34
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them.
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Jeremiah 30:10
As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
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Psalms 126:4
Restore our captives, O LORD, like streams in the Negev.
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