Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 29:11-14

11For I knowיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045the thoughtsהַמַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗תha.ma.cha.sha.VotH4284that I thinkחֹשֵׁ֥בcho.ShevH2803toward you, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֤וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965,and not of evilלְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'AhH7451,to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414you hopeוְתִקְוָֽה׃ve.tik.VahH8615and a futureאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319.

12Then shall ye callוּקְרָאתֶ֤םu.ke.ra.TemH7121upon me, and ye shall goוַֽהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980and prayוְהִתְפַּלַּלְתֶּ֖םve.hit.pa.lal.TemH6419unto me, and I will hearkenוְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖יve.sha.ma'.TiH8085unto you.

13And ye shall seekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥םu.vi.kash.TemH1245me, and findוּמְצָאתֶ֑םu.me.tza.TemH4672me,when ye shall searchתִדְרְשֻׁ֖נִיtid.re.Shu.niH1875for me with all your heartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824.

14And I will be foundוְנִמְצֵ֣אתִיve.nim.Tze.tiH4672of you, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068:and I will turn awayוְשַׁבְתִּ֣יve.shav.TiH7725your captivityשְׁבוּתְכֶ֗םshe.vi.te.khemH7622,and I will gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908you from all the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֞םha.go.YimH1471,and from all the placesהַמְּקוֹמ֗וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whither I have drivenהִדַּ֧חְתִּיhi.Dach.tiH5080you, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and I will bring you againוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725into the placeהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whence I caused you to be carried away captiveהִגְלֵ֥יתִיhig.Lei.tiH1540.

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