Jeremiah 29:13

Translations

Modern

You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

Traditional

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Literal

And you will seek Me and you will find, when you search for Me with all your heart.

Latin

Quæretis me, et invenietis, cum quæsieritis me in toto corde vestro.

Original

Hebrew

English

You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

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 Seeking the Lord The Written Word

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Deuteronomy 4:29–31
But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Psalm 119:2
Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Psalm 119:10
With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
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 heart.
Joel 2:12
“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”
Luke 11:9–10
So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Psalm 91:15
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
Isaiah 55:6–7
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
Psalm 119:145
I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.
2 Chronicles 31:21
He acted with all his heart in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.
Psalm 119:58
I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah

Topics

Answers To Prayer: Received by Those Who: Seek God with all the Heart Approaching God Being Unique Desire: Spiritual Difficult Times Finding God God's Presence How Do we Know God Exists Knowing God Prayer: Answer To, Promise Prayer: should be offered Up with the Heart Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Blessing and Restoration Seekers: General Scriptures Concerning Seeking Seeking God: Ensures: His Being Found

Jeremiah 29:13

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