Jeremiah 29:4-14

4This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says to all the exiles I deported from Jerusalem to Babylon:

5“Build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce.

6Find wives for yourselves, and have sons and daughters. Find wives for your sons and give your daughters to men in marriage so that they may bear sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease.

7Pursue the well-being of the city I have deported you to. Pray to the Lord on its behalf, for when it thrives, you will thrive.”

8For this is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Don’t let your prophets who are among you and your diviners deceive you, and don’t listen to the dreams you elicit from them,

9for they are prophesying falsely to you in my name. I have not sent them.” This is the Lord’s declaration.

10For this is what the Lord says: “When seventy years for Babylon are complete, I will attend to you and will confirm my promise concerning you to restore you to this place.

11For I know the plans I have for you”  — this is the Lord’s declaration — “plans for your well-being, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

12You will call to me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

13You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart.

14I will be found by you” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and places where I banished you” — this is the Lord’s declaration. “I will restore you to the place from which I deported you.”