Jeremiah 29:14

¹² Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

¹³ And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

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.

¹⁵ Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;

¹⁶ Know 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;

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
Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:
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Jeremiah 30:3
For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.
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1 Chronicles 28:9
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
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Romans 10:20
But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
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Micah 4:12
But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.
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Jeremiah 50:33–34
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.
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Jeremiah 30:10
Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
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Psalms 126:4
Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.
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