Verse
Jeremiah 29:12 — Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I…
“Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.”
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The verses around Jeremiah 29:12.
10For 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.
11For 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.
12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
14And 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.
Verse explanation
A promise conditioned on prayer: when the people finally cry out to God for real, He will listen — but that would come after accepting the reality of the exile, not as a shortcut to escape it.
From the Jeremiah 29 study in Bible in Stories.
Jeremiah 29:12 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Então me invocareis, e ireis, e orareis a mim, e eu vos ouvirei.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Então me invocareis, e ireis, e orareis a mim, e eu vos ouvirei;
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Entonces pedirás mi ayuda, vendrás a orar a mí, y yo te responderé.
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