Jeremiah 29:13

Jeremiah 29:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
• New International Version (NIV)You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

Context of Jeremiah 29:13

11For 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. 12And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you; and ye shall seek me and find me, for ye shall search for me with all your heart, 14and 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. 15If ye say, Jehovah hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;

Jeremiah 29:13 word by word

וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥ם אֹתִ֖י וּמְצָאתֶ֑ם כִּ֥י תִדְרְשֻׁ֖נִי בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• findמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824

Cross-references for Jeremiah 29:13

• Leviticus 26:40And they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, through their unfaithfulness wherein they were unfaithful to me, and also that they have walked contrary unto me,
• Deuteronomy 4:29And from thence ye shall seek Jehovah thy God, and thou shalt find him, if thou shalt seek him with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul.
• Deuteronomy 30:1And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt take them to heart among all the nations whither Jehovah thy God hath driven thee,
• 1 Kings 8:47and if they shall take it to heart in the land whither they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captive, saying, We have sinned, and have done iniquity, we have dealt perversely;
• 2 Chronicles 6:37and if they shall take it to heart in the land whither they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done iniquity and have dealt perversely;
• Psalms 91:15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him.
• Isaiah 55:6Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.
• Hosea 5:15I will go away, I will return to my place, till they acknowledge their trespass, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
• Hosea 6:1Come and let us return unto Jehovah: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
• Amos 5:4For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel: Seek ye me, and ye shall live.
• Zephaniah 2:1Collect yourselves and gather together, O nation without shame,
• Luke 11:9And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
• Jeremiah 3:10And even for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but with falsehood, saith Jehovah.
• Jeremiah 24:7And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Jehovah; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
• Deuteronomy 30:2and shalt return to Jehovah thy God, and shalt hearken to his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy sons, with all thy heart and with all thy soul;
• 1 Kings 2:4that Jehovah may confirm his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If thy sons take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee, said he, a man upon the throne of Israel.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 29:13

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-19Verses 8-19 Let men beware how they call those prophets whom they choose after their own fancies, and how they consider their fancies and dreams to be revelations from God. False prophets flatter people in their sins, because they love to be flattered; and they speak smoothly to their prophets, that their prophets may speak smoothly to them. God promises that they should return after seventy years were accomplished. By this it appears, that the seventy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13Through Jeremiah, the Lord reminded the exiled people that if they searched for him sincerely, they would find him. The Exile taught the Israelites to reject false gods and devote themselves fully to the Lord (Deuteronomy 6:4–6). It also inspired a new commitment to God's revealed word.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. (Le 26:40-42, 44, 45).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 29:13

• Desire
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Prayer
• Seekers

In the dictionaries

• Prophecy
• Epistle
• Jeremiah (2)
• Zedekiah (2)
• Magi
• Zedekiah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings