Jeremiah 29:14
in Jeremiah 29I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And I will be found of you, saith Jehovah, and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith Jehovah; and I will bring you again unto the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
KJV
And 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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This verse in Jeremiah 29
Commentary
6 notes on this verseNote, 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.
This site's exposition
ye shall go and pray unto me
on Jeremiah 29:12-14
Restoration is conditioned on a real turning, then shall ye call upon me... and I will hearken, ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart, the same grammar of seeking with the whole heart used at Deuteronomy 4:29. I will be found of you answers ye shall seek me directly, and the gathering promised in verse 14 reaches beyond Babylon alone, from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, a wider dispersion than the immediate captivity in view. The turning asked for is the exiles' own, not a substitute performed on their behalf.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 14 and following) And I will restore your captivity, and gather you from all the nations and from all the places to which I have driven you, declares the Lord. And I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile. For you have said, 'The Lord has raised up prophets for us in Babylon.' Thus says the Lord concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, and concerning all the people who live in this city, your fellow countrymen who did not go with you into exile.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And I will be found of you, saith the Lord,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
I will gather you from all the nations - A quotation from Deu 30:3, and see also Deu 4:7.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Turn away your captivity - Or, “restore your prosperity.”
The words behind it
27 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְנִמְצֵ֣אתִי | venimtzeti | and I will let myself be found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| לָכֶם֮ | lakhem | by <the> you | ||
| נְאֻם־ | neum- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָה֒ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְשַׁבְתִּ֣י | veshavti | and I will turn back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁבוּתְכֶ֗ם | shevitekhem | captivity your | H7622 → | 32 times |
| וְקִבַּצְתִּ֣י | vekibatzti | and I will gather | H6908 → | 127 times |
| אֶ֠תְכֶם | ʾetkhem | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִֽכָּל־ | mikol | from all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַגּוֹיִ֞ם | hagoyim | the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| וּמִכָּל־ | umikol- | and from all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַמְּקוֹמ֗וֹת | hamekomot | the places | H4725 → | 401 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הִדַּ֧חְתִּי | hidachti | I banished | H5080 → | 55 times |
| אֶתְכֶ֛ם | ʾetkhem | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שָׁ֖ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| נְאֻם־ | neum- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣י | vahashivoti | and I will bring back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֶתְכֶ֔ם | ʾetkhem | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַ֨מָּק֔וֹם | hamakom | the place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הִגְלֵ֥יתִי | higleiti | I sent into exile | H1540 → | 186 times |
| אֶתְכֶ֖ם | ʾetkhem | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִשָּֽׁם׃ | misham | from there | H8033 → | 834 times |
וְנִמְצֵ֣אתִיand I will let myself be found
venimtzetiH4672 →455 times
לָכֶם֮by <the> you
lakhem
נְאֻם־[the] utterance of
neum-H5002 →376 times
יְהוָה֒Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְשַׁבְתִּ֣יand I will turn back
veshavtiH7725 →1056 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שְׁבוּתְכֶ֗םcaptivity your
shevitekhemH7622 →32 times
וְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יand I will gather
vekibatztiH6908 →127 times
אֶ֠תְכֶם<obj.> you
ʾetkhemH853 →10935 times
מִֽכָּל־from all
mikolH3605 →5413 times
הַגּוֹיִ֞םthe nations
hagoyimH1471 →561 times
וּמִכָּל־and from all
umikol-H3605 →5413 times
הַמְּקוֹמ֗וֹתthe places
hamekomotH4725 →401 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhere
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הִדַּ֧חְתִּיI banished
hidachtiH5080 →55 times
אֶתְכֶ֛ם<obj.> you
ʾetkhemH853 →10935 times
שָׁ֖םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
נְאֻם־[the] utterance of
neum-H5002 →376 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣יand I will bring back
vahashivotiH7725 →1056 times
אֶתְכֶ֔ם<obj.> you
ʾetkhemH853 →10935 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַ֨מָּק֔וֹםthe place
hamakomH4725 →401 times
אֲשֶׁר־where
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
הִגְלֵ֥יתִיI sent into exile
higleitiH1540 →186 times
אֶתְכֶ֖ם<obj.> you
ʾetkhemH853 →10935 times
מִשָּֽׁם׃from there
mishamH8033 →834 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought.…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
- James 4:8–11
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- Matthew 7:7–8
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
- Isaiah 55:6–7
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
- Jeremiah 24:7
I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their…
- Jeremiah 29:13
Through
Romans 10:20And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 65:1–2
“I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I…
- Romans 9:30
What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
- Isaiah 55:4–5
Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.
- Isaiah 65:1–2
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.