Jeremiah 29:12

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

And you will call Me and will go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

Latin

Et invocabitis me, et ibitis: et orabitis me, et ego exaudiam vos.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Jeremiah 29:12–13

Through Jeremiah, the Lord reminded the exiled people that if they searched for him sincerely, they would find him. The Exile taught the Israelites to reject false gods and devote themselves fully to the Lord (Deuteronomy 6:4–6). It also inspired a new commitment to God's revealed word.

Jeremiah 29:1–23

Jeremiah sent a letter to the Hebrew exiles in Babylon. People read his letter many times in different settlements to reach all the scattered Israelites.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah Nebuchadnezzar II Hope Beyond Judgment The Written Word

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

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.
Jeremiah 33:3
Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Psalm 50:15
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
Psalm 145:19
He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
Psalm 10:17
You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
Isaiah 65:24
Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
Zechariah 13:9
This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
Jeremiah 31:9
They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”
Isaiah 30:19
O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.
Daniel 9:3–19
So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
Ezekiel 36:37
This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.
Psalm 102:16–17
For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah

Topics

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Jeremiah 29:12

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