29 This is the text of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets and all the other people Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. (C) 12 Then you will call(D) on me and come and pray(E) to me, and I will listen(F) to you. Context matters—God speaks at a particular moment in time, to a particular people group, for a reason. 28:36; 2 Chron. Jeremiah 29:11Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 11 For I know the plans I have for you”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“plans for your welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. and what his soul desires, even that he does. After God spent a few verses setting up the background of what the Jews were to do now and how long they would have to do it, He tells them that He has great plans for them. Not with a piece of your heart only, as do partialists and double minded men, qui in parabola ovis capras quaerunt. Step 4: Receive God's Promise. Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. NIV, Storyline Bible, Comfort Print: Each Story Plays a Part. 11 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. 11 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. John Trapp Complete Commentary. 23:33] the prophets, and # [ch. 2 (This was after King Jehoiachin[ a] and the queen mother, 29 Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet. 3 ‘Call(A) to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable(B) things you do not know.’. One of the most inspiring story of the Bible is the story of Joseph in Genesis chapters 37 to 41. I have it all planned out - plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. .--The word used for "saith the Lord" implies that the gracious promise came to the prophet's soul as an oracle from heaven.In the "thoughts" of God there is, perhaps, a reference to what had been said before of the Babylonian exiles in Jeremiah … Enlarge my vision of You and enable me to trust Your Word of truth through all the circumstances of my life, knowing that Your thoughts towards me are only good continually. Jeremiah 29:11 is no different. . Psalm 33:11 The counsel of the LORD stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. (C)12 Then you will call(D)on me and come and pray(E)to me, and I will listen(F)to you.13 You will seek(G)me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. New International Version (NIV) And I will let myself be found of you, saith Jahve, and will turn your captivity, and gather you out of all the peoples and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith Jahveh, and will bring you again to the place whence I have carried you away." Jeremiah the prophet ministered before and during the Babylonian exile, when the southern kingdom of Judah suffered the covenant curse of expulsion from the promised land for its continued unfaithfulness to the Lord (Deut. Make the Best of Things (vv. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. 1These are the words of the scroll which Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders among the exiles, to the priests, the prophets, and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon. 1 This is the text of the letter # 2Sm 11:14-15; 1Kg 21:8-11 that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the rest of the elders of the exiles, the priests, the prophets, and all the people Nebuchadnezzar # 2Kg 24:11; 25:22; 2Ch 36:6-13 had deported from Jerusalem to Babylon. CHAPTER 29 Letter to the Exiles in Babylon. 12 Is the verse. 8:1 the surviving elders of the exiles, and to # [ch. Jeremiah 29:13 And ye shall seek me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart.. Ver. Jeremiah 29:11 I know what I'm doing. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you. Therefore, we seek God persistently to help us to fulfill his plan and purpose for our lives. Jeremiah 29:11 was written to a real people that lived at a real time. Jeremiah 29:11 is not reassuring because it means God will shower us with only success and blessings in life, but it is reassuring because it means God has a purpose for suffering. Job 23:13 But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? 11. I know. (11) For I know the thoughts . Jeremiah calls out Hananiah’s lie and then states the promise we read in 29:11. Jeremiah 29:11 Parallel Commentaries. Praying through Jeremiah 29:11 Thank You, Lord, for the good plans You have purposed for me and for all Your children. The Bible tells us God in Jer 29:11 that He has a plan for our lives. 29 Zephaniah the priest, however, read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet. ◄ Jeremiah 29:11 ► For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. 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