New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 29:4-14

4“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have 1sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, 5‘2Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat their 3produce. 6Take 4wives and 5become the fathers of sons and daughters, and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply there and do not decrease. 7 6Seek the 7welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and 8pray to the Lord on its behalf; for in its 9welfare you will have 10welfare.’ 8For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Do not let your 11prophets who are in your midst and your diviners 12deceive you, and do not listen to 13 14the dreams which 15they dream. 9For they 16prophesy falsely to you in My name; 17I have not sent them,’ declares the Lord.

10“For thus says the Lord, ‘When 18seventy years have been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill My 19good word to you, to bring you back to this place. 11For I know the 20plans that I 21have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for 22welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a 23hope. 12Then you will 24call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will 25listen to you. 13You will 26seek Me and find Me when you 27search for Me with all your heart. 14I will be 28found by you,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will 29restore your 30fortunes and will 31gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will 32bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile.’

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Notes

1. Jeremiah 29:4 Jer 24:5 ↩
2. Jeremiah 29:5 Jer 29:28 ↩
3. Jeremiah 29:5 Lit fruit ↩
4. Jeremiah 29:6 Jer 16:2-4 ↩
5. Jeremiah 29:6 Lit beget ↩
6. Jeremiah 29:7 Dan 4:27; 6:4, 5 ↩
7. Jeremiah 29:7 Or peace ↩
8. Jeremiah 29:7 Ezra 6:10; 7:23; Dan 4:19; 1 Tim 2:1, 2 ↩
9. Jeremiah 29:7 Or peace ↩
10. Jeremiah 29:7 Or peace ↩
11. Jeremiah 29:8 Jer 27:9; 29:1 ↩
12. Jeremiah 29:8 Jer 14:14; 23:21; 27:14, 15; 28:15; Eph 5:6 ↩
13. Jeremiah 29:8 Lit your ↩
14. Jeremiah 29:8 Jer 23:25, 27 ↩
15. Jeremiah 29:8 Lit you ↩
16. Jeremiah 29:9 Jer 27:15; 29:21 ↩
17. Jeremiah 29:9 Jer 29:31 ↩
18. Jeremiah 29:10 2 Chr 36:21-23; Jer 25:12; 27:22; Dan 9:2; Zech 7:5 ↩
19. Jeremiah 29:10 Jer 24:6, 7; Zeph 2:7 ↩
20. Jeremiah 29:11 Ps 40:5; Jer 23:5, 6; 30:9, 10 ↩
21. Jeremiah 29:11 Lit am planning ↩
22. Jeremiah 29:11 Is 40:9-11; Jer 30:18-22 ↩
23. Jeremiah 29:11 Jer 31:17; Hos 2:15 ↩
24. Jeremiah 29:12 Ps 50:15; Jer 33:3; Dan 9:3 ↩
25. Jeremiah 29:12 Ps 145:19 ↩
26. Jeremiah 29:13 Deut 4:29; Ps 32:6; Matt 7:7 ↩
27. Jeremiah 29:13 1 Chr 22:19; 2 Chr 22:9; Jer 24:7 ↩
28. Jeremiah 29:14 Deut 30:1-10; Ps 32:6; Is 55:6 ↩
29. Jeremiah 29:14 Jer 30:3; 32:37-41 ↩
30. Jeremiah 29:14 Or captivity ↩
31. Jeremiah 29:14 Is 43:5, 6; Jer 23:8; 32:37 ↩
32. Jeremiah 29:14 Jer 3:14; 12:15; 16:15 ↩

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