Chapter summary
Jeremiah 29 Summary
Jeremiah 29 is a letter to the exiles in Babylon, urging them to settle and seek the city’s welfare, with God’s promise of a future and a hope.
God tells the exiles to build houses, plant gardens, and ‘seek the peace and prosperity of the city’ where he has sent them, praying for it.
He promises that after seventy years he will bring them back: ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.’
Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)
Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:7 “Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.””
Original BibleDawn summary. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.