"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expe…" — Jeremiah 29:11

Bible/Jeremiah 29:11

Jeremiah 29:11 · 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. {expected...: Heb. end and expectation}”

— Jeremiah 29:11

Verse 10

For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

Verse 12

Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

Jeremiah 29 — Context

For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD. {falsely: Heb. in a lie}

For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

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. {expected...: Heb. end and expectation}

Then shall ye 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}, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.