Jeremias 29:10

10 For I have stripped Esau, I have uncovered their secret places; they shall have no power to hide themselves, they have perished by the hand of his brother, my neighbour, and it is impossible

Jeremias 29:10 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 29:10

For thus saith the Lord, that after seventy years be
accomplished at Babylon
These seventy years are not to be reckoned from the last captivity under Zedekiah; nor from the precise present time; nor from the first of Jeconiah's captivity; but the fourth year of Jehoiakim, and the first of Nebuchadnezzar, when he first came up against Jerusalem; see ( Jeremiah 25:1 Jeremiah 25:2 Jeremiah 25:11 ) ; I will visit you;
in a way of mercy, by stirring up Cyrus king of Persia to grant them their liberty: and perform my good word towards you, in causing you to return to this
place;
meaning the promise of return from their captivity to their own land; which was a good word of promise, a promise of good things; which was good news to them, and of which there was no doubt of its performance, since God is faithful who has promised, and is able also to perform. It was from hence, and ( Jeremiah 25:11 Jeremiah 25:19 ) ; that Daniel learned the time of the captivity, and the return from it, ( Daniel 9:2 ) .

Jeremias 29:10 In-Context

8 their place has been deceived. Dig deep for a dwelling, ye that inhabit Daedam, for he has wrought grievously: I brought trouble upon him in the time at which I visited him.

9 For grape-gatherers are come, who shall not leave thee a remnant; as thieves by night, they shall lay their hand upon .

10 For I have stripped Esau, I have uncovered their secret places; they shall have no power to hide themselves, they have perished by the hand of his brother, my neighbour, and it is impossible

11 for thy fatherless one to be left to live, but I shall live, and the widows trust in me.

12 For thus saith the Lord; They who were not appointed to drink the cup have drunk ; and thou shalt by no means be cleared: