New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 29:11
11For I know the 1plans that I 2have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for 34prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a 5hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
- New International Version (NIV)For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Context of Jeremiah 29:11
9For they prophesy falsely to you in My name; I have not sent them,’ declares the Lord. 10“For this is what the Lord says: ‘When seventy years have been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill My good word to you, to bring you back to this place. For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
Read all of Jeremiah 29Jeremiah 29:11 word by word
כִּי֩ אָנֹכִ֨י יָדַ֜עְתִּי אֶת־הַמַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י חֹשֵׁ֥ב עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה מַחְשְׁב֤וֹת שָׁלוֹם֙ וְלֹ֣א לְרָעָ֔ה לָתֵ֥ת לָכֶ֖ם אַחֲרִ֥ית וְתִקְוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- For I knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- plansמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
- haveחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
- for you,’ declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- prosperityשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: well-beingH7965
- to giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- you a futureאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
- hopeתִּקְוָהtiqvâh · hopeH8615
Cross-references for Jeremiah 29:11
- Job 23:13But He is unique, and who can make Him turn? Whatever His soul desires, He does it.
- Psalms 33:11The plan of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart from generation to generation.
- Psalms 40:5Many, Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is no one to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count.
- Isaiah 46:10Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, ‘My plan will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’;
- Isaiah 55:8“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
- Micah 4:12But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord, And they do not understand His plan; For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
- Zechariah 1:6But did My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, not overtake your fathers? Then they repented and said, ‘Just as the Lord of armies planned to do to us in accordance with our ways and our deeds, so He has dealt with us.’”’”
- Zechariah 8:14“For this is what the Lord of armies says: ‘Just as I determined to do harm to you when your fathers provoked Me to anger,’ says the Lord of armies, ‘and I have not relented,
- Jeremiah 3:12Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say, ‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the Lord; ‘I will not look at you in anger. For I am gracious,’ declares the Lord; ‘I will not be angry forever.
- Jeremiah 30:18“This is what the Lord says: ‘Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob And have compassion on his dwellings; And the city will be rebuilt on its ruins, And the palace will stand on its rightful place.
- Jeremiah 31:1“At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”
- Jeremiah 32:1The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar.
- Jeremiah 33:1Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, saying,
- Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
- Isaiah 41:1“Listen to Me in silence, you coastlands, And let the peoples gain new strength; Let them come forward, then let them speak; Let’s come together for judgment.
- Isaiah 42:1“Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 29:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Thoughts of peace - Here God gives them to understand, That his love was moved towards them. That he would perform his good word, his promises often repeated, to them. That for the fulfillment of these they must pray, seek, and search. That he would hearken, and they should find him; provided, 5. They sought him with their whole heart, Jeremiah 29:10-13.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11An expected end - Rather, a future and a hope. The nation shall not come to an end; the exile shall be followed by a restoration.Read the comment
- 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. 11The Lord planned to help the exiled people prosper and return to Judah, giving them a future and hope. This promise was for the exiles in Babylon, but it has also given hope to millions of God's people in tough situations.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. I know--I alone; not the false prophets who know nothing of My purposes, though they pretend to know. thoughts ... I think--(Is 55:9). Glancing at the Jews who had no "thoughts of peace," but only of "evil" (misfortune), because they could not conceive how deliverance could come to them. The moral malady of man is twofold--at one time vain confidence; then, when that is disappointed, despair. So the Jews first laughed at God's threats, confident that…Read the comment
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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
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