For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
What does Jeremiah 29:11 mean?
Let men beware how they call those prophets whom they choose after their own fancies, and how they consider their fancies and dreams to be revelations from God.
Key themes
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Keep this verse inside Jeremiah 29:10-14 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Jeremiah 29:11
An expected end - Rather, a future and a hope. The nation shall not come to an end; the exile shall be followed by a restoration.
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Context in Jeremiah 29
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Jeremiah 29 belongs to the middle movement of the book, especially the section often described as book of consolation and new covenant. Jeremiah combines fierce warning, autobiographical anguish, symbolic action, the promise of a new covenant, and the trauma of Jerusalem’s fall. Read this chapter with the wider themes of judgment, tears, and new covenant in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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