Jeremiah 29:14

14 'I will be ¹found by you,' declares the LORD, 'and I will ²restore your fortunes and will ³gather you from all the nations and from all the places where * I have driven you,' declares the LORD, 'and I will ⁴bring you back to the place from where * I sent you into exile.'

Jeremiah 29:14 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 29:14

And I will be found of you, saith the Lord
As he is; when his favour is shown, his presence is enjoyed, and the blessing sought for is obtained: and I will turn away your captivity;
this designs the captivity of Jeconiah, or of the Jews that were carried captive with him; and which had its accomplishment when the Jews returned to their own land, upon the edict of Cyrus: and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places
whither I have driven you, saith the Lord;
for though the greatest part might be carried to Babylon, and continue there; yet others might be removed or moved into other countries; and besides, this may respect their brethren who should come into captivity, and return with them at the end of the seventy years; for the expressions are very large and general: and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be
carried away captive;
that is, Jerusalem, and the land of Judea; though the Vulgate Latin version renders it,

``and I will make you to return from the place to which I have caused you to go captive;''

meaning Babylon. The sense comes to the same; but the common rendering is most agreeable to the Hebrew text.

Jeremiah 29:14 In-Context

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

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

14 'I will be found by you,' declares the LORD , 'and I will restore your fortunes and will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you,' declares the LORD , 'and I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile.'

15 "Because you have said, 'The LORD has raised up prophets for us in Babylon '-

16 for thus says the LORD concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, and concerning all the people who dwell in this city, your brothers who did not go with you into exile -

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 30:1-10; Psalms 32:6; Isaiah 55:6
• 2. Jeremiah 30:3; Jeremiah 32:37-41
• 3. Isaiah 43:5, 6; Jeremiah 23:8; Jeremiah 32:37
• 4. Jeremiah 3:14; Jeremiah 12:15; Jeremiah 16:15

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "captivity"