Jeremiah 29:11“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.”
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Jeremiah 29:11
“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.” — read online, free, in the King James Version.
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you…” — written to exiles in Babylon, promising a future and a hope.
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What is the context of Jeremiah 29:11?
Jeremiah writes to the Jews exiled in Babylon, telling them to settle in for seventy years. Verse 11 assures them that God's plans are for their welfare and hope — not the immediate rescue they wanted, but a future beyond exile.
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