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Jeremiah 29:14 Explained in Context
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Verse 14. 14And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And I will be found of you, saith the LORD” at Jeremiah 29:14 as part of “Seventy Years Frame the Much-Quoted Future and Hope.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 29:10–14
Read Jeremiah 29:14 with 29:10–14. By itself, “And I will be found of you, saith the LORD” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: After Babylon's seventy years, the letter promises divine attention, a future and hope, responsive prayer, wholehearted seeking, and regathering.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “Exilic Dreams and Prophecies Require Testing” into “Seventy Years Frame the Much-Quoted Future and Hope.” Its non-interchangeable movement is: After Babylon's seventy years, the letter promises divine attention, a future and hope, responsive prayer, wholehearted seeking, and regathering. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And I will be found of you, saith the LORD” at Jeremiah 29:14 as part of “Seventy Years Frame the Much-Quoted Future and Hope.”
What Remains True
Durable hope tells the truth about devastation while opening accountable communal life beyond it. In Jeremiah 29:14, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And I will be found of you, saith the LORD” at Jeremiah 29:14 as part of “Seventy Years Frame the Much-Quoted Future and Hope.”
How It Can Shape Life
- Support concrete repair, safety, belonging, and justice without promising instant prosperity or erasing Jewish covenant identity. This response follows Jeremiah 29:10–14's specific concern, “Seventy Years Frame the Much-Quoted Future and Hope.” This verse directs that response through its exact role: The prophetic word through Jeremiah carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And I will be found of you, saith the LORD” at Jeremiah 29:14 as part of “Seventy Years Frame the Much-Quoted Future and Hope.”
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Read Jeremiah 29:10–14 — Seventy Years Frame the Much-Quoted Future and HopeSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Jeremiah 29:10–14, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
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NET Bible: Jeremiah with Translator, Textual, and Study Notes
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Exact location: Official NET Bible Jeremiah PDF, pp. 1258-1459, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Jeremiah 29:10–14
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