Jeremiah 29:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 29:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 29:10 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 29:10 — KJV
“For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.”
— Jeremiah 29:10 (KJV)
Jeremiah 29:10 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 29:10
“And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations. punish: Heb. visit upon”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:10: saith, lord, seventy
“Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:10: thus, saith, lord
“Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:10: thus, saith, lord
“And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:10: thus, saith, lord
“Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:10: thus, saith, lord
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