Jeremiah 29:12 KJV — MannaFest

Jeremiah 29:12

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

YLT

`And ye have called Me, and have gone, and have prayed unto Me, and I have hearkened unto you,

DBT

And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you;

About this book

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Jeremiah — The weeping prophet of Judah's final generation — 627 BC call under Josiah to the 586 BC fall of Jerusalem and into Egyptian exile. Fifty-two chapters of lament, confrontation, and covenant promise, with the New Covenant glimpsed at the book's theological apex.

Author: Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of the priestly family of Anathoth (1:1); Baruch the scribe assisted with dictation (36:4, 45:1)
Date: Ministry c. 627–580 BC; book compiled during and after the 586 BC exile

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53 verses on the floor

Jeremiah 33:3
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Isaiah 55:6
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Luke 11:9
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Psalms 145:18
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

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He foretels the destruction of those who yet continued, and that they should be persecuted with one judgment after another, and sent at last into captivity,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Fulfilled (Da 9:3, &c.). When God designs mercy, He puts it into the hearts of His people to pray for the mercy designed. When such a spirit of prayer is poured out, it is a sure sign of coming mercy. go--to the temple and other places of prayer: contrasted with their previous sloth as to going to seek God.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Note, When God is about to give his people the expected good he pours out a spirit of prayer, and it is a good sign that he is coming towards them in mercy. Then, when you see the expected end approaching, then you shall call upon me. Note, Promises are given, not to supersede, but to quicken and encourage prayer: and when deliverance is coming we must by prayer go forth to meet it.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

JER 29:12JER 33:3 PSA 91:15
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
JER 29:12JER 33:3 ISA 65:24
JER 29:12JER 33:3 EPH 3:20
JER 29:12JER 33:3 ISA 48:6
JER 29:12JER 33:3 LUK 11:9-10
JER 29:12ISA 65:24 DAN 10:12
JER 29:12PSA 145:19 PSA 37:4
JER 29:12PSA 50:15 PSA 107:28

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