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I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/29.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will be found by you,” says the LORD. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.” <a href="/esv/jeremiah/29.htm">English Standard Version</a> I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the LORD, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/29.htm">King James Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/29.htm">New King James Version</a> I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> I will let Myself be found by you,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and 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.’ <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/29.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216I will be found by you,&#8217 declares the LORD, &#8216and I will restore your fortunes and will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you,&#8217 declares the LORD, &#8216and I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘And 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.’ <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I will be found by you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will return your fortunes and will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have banished you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will cause you to return to the place from where I sent you into exile.’ <a href="/amp/jeremiah/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I will be found by you,’ says the LORD, ‘and I will restore your fortunes and I will [free you and] gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you,’ says the LORD, ‘and I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile.’ <a href="/csb/jeremiah/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will be found by you”—this is the LORD’s declaration—“and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and places where I banished you”—this is the LORD’s declaration. “I will restore you to the place from which I deported you.” <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will be found by you"—this is the LORD&#8217s declaration—"and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and places where I banished you"—this is the LORD&#8217s declaration. &#8220I will restore you to the place I deported you from.&#8221 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/29.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I will be found of you, saith Jehovah, and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith Jehovah; and I will bring you again unto the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and accept your worship. Then I will gather you from all the nations where I scattered you, and you will return to Jerusalem. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/29.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I will be found of you, saith the LORD, and I will turn again 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 unto the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will let you find me, declares the LORD. I will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I've scattered you, declares the LORD. I will bring you back from the place where you are being held captive. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/29.htm">Good News Translation</a> Yes, I say, you will find me, and I will restore you to your land. I will gather you from every country and from every place to which I have scattered you, and I will bring you back to the land from which I had sent you away into exile. I, the LORD, have spoken.' <a href="/isv/jeremiah/29.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'll be found by you,' declares the LORD, 'and I'll restore your security and gather you from all the nations and all the places to which I've driven you,' declares the LORD. 'I'll bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.' <a href="/msb/jeremiah/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.? <a href="/net/jeremiah/29.htm">NET Bible</a> I will make myself available to you,' says the LORD. 'Then I will reverse your plight and will regather you from all the nations and all the places where I have exiled you,' says the LORD. 'I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.' <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I will be found by you,' says the LORD, 'and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places where I have driven you,' says the LORD; 'and I will bring you again to the place from where I caused you to be carried away captive.' <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I will be found by 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. <a href="/web/jeremiah/29.htm">World English Bible</a> I will be found by you,” says Yahweh, “and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places where I have driven you, says Yahweh. I will bring you again to the place from where I caused you to be carried away captive.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and I have been found by you—a declaration of YHWH; and I have turned back [to] your captivity, and have gathered you out of all the nations, and out of all the places to where I have driven you—a declaration of YHWH—and I have brought you back to the place from where I removed you. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I have been found of you -- an affirmation of Jehovah; and I have turned back to your captivity, and have gathered you out of all the nations, and out of all the places whither I have driven you -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- and I have brought you back unto the place whence I removed you. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I was found to you, says Jehovah: and I turned back your captivity, and I gathered you from all the nations, and from all the places where I thrust you away there says Jehovah; and I turned you back to the place where I caused you to be carried away captive from thence.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will be found by you, saith the Lord: and I will bring back your captivity, and I will gather you out of all nations, and from all the places to which I have driven you out, saith the Lord: and I will bring you back from the place to which I caused you to be carried away captive. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will be found by you, says the Lord. And I will lead you back from your captivity. And I will gather you from all the nations and all the places, to which I have expelled you, says the Lord. And I will return you from the place to which I sent you into captivity. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/29.htm">New American Bible</a> I will let you find me—oracle of the LORD—and I will change your lot; I will gather you together from all the nations and all the places to which I have banished you—oracle of the LORD—and bring you back to the place from which I have exiled you. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I will let you find me, says the LORD, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will bring back your exiles, and I will gather you from all the nations and from all the lands where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back to the place from which I caused you to be carried away captive. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall return your captives, and I shall gather you from all the nations and from all lands where I scattered you, says LORD JEHOVAH, and I shall return you to the place from where I captured you<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I will be found of you, saith the LORD, and I will turn your captivity, and gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you back unto the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I will appear to you: <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=8602" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles</a> …13You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. 14<a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: wə·nim·ṣê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To attain to, find. ">I will be found</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">by you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·šaḇ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and I will restore you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7622.htm" title="7622: šə·ḇī·ṯə·ḵɛm (N-fsc:: 2mp) -- Captivity, captives. Or shbiyth; from shabah; exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity.">from captivity</a> <a href="/hebrew/6908.htm" title="6908: wə·qib·baṣ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To gather, collect. A primitive root; to grasp, i.e. Collect.">and gather</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">from all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·mik·kāl- (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mə·qō·w·mō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">and places</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">to which</a> <a href="/hebrew/5080.htm" title="5080: hid·daḥ·tî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- To impel, thrust, banish. A primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">I have banished you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wa·hă·ši·ḇō·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">I will restore</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">you to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mā·qō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">the place</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">from which</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: hiḡ·lê·ṯî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">I sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: miš·šām (Prep-m:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">into exile.”</a> 15Because you may say, “The LORD has raised up for us prophets in Babylon,”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3</a> then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you. <a href="/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Ezekiel 11:17</a> Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back to you the land of Israel.’ <a href="/ezekiel/36-24.htm">Ezekiel 36:24</a> For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land. <a href="/zephaniah/3-20.htm">Zephaniah 3:20</a> At that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/11-12.htm">Isaiah 11:12</a> He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth. <a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5-6</a> Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west. / I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth— <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14-15</a> I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. / I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God. <a href="/hosea/11-11.htm">Hosea 11:11</a> They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD. <a href="/psalms/126-1.htm">Psalm 126:1-4</a> A song of ascents. When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers. / Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” / The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy. ... <a href="/isaiah/60-4.htm">Isaiah 60:4</a> Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm. <a href="/isaiah/49-22.htm">Isaiah 49:22</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders. <a href="/isaiah/56-8.htm">Isaiah 56:8</a> Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.” <a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a> And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. <a href="/john/10-16.htm">John 10:16</a> I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd. <a href="/ephesians/1-10.htm">Ephesians 1:10</a> as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I will be found of you, said the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places where I have driven you, said the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place from where I caused you to be carried away captive.I will be.<a href="/deuteronomy/4-7.htm">Deuteronomy 4:7</a> For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?<a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">1 Chronicles 28:9</a> And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.<a href="/2_chronicles/15-12.htm">2 Chronicles 15:12-15</a> And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; … and I will turn.<a href="/jeremiah/16-14.htm">Jeremiah 16:14,15</a> Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; … <a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Jeremiah 23:3-8</a> And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase… <a href="/jeremiah/24-5.htm">Jeremiah 24:5-7</a> Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Banished</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-7.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-4.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-7.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-7.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-11.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-10.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/psalms/126-4.htm">Fortunes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-13.htm">Found</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-14.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-18.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-22.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-1.htm">Whence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-7.htm">Whither</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jonah/2-4.htm">Banished</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-9.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-16.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-16.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-31.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-19.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Fortunes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Found</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-8.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/jonah/1-8.htm">Whence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Whither</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 29</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/29-1.htm">Jeremiah sends a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there,</a> 8. <a href="/jeremiah/29-8.htm">and not to believe the dreams of their prophets;</a> 10. <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">and that they shall return with grace after seventy years.</a> 15. <a href="/jeremiah/29-15.htm">He foretells the destruction of the rest for their disobedience.</a> 20. <a href="/jeremiah/29-20.htm">He shows the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah, two false prophets.</a> 24. <a href="/jeremiah/29-24.htm">Shemaiah writes a letter against Jeremiah.</a> 30. <a href="/jeremiah/29-30.htm">Jeremiah foretells his doom.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Jeremiah, the Israelites were in Babylonian exile, feeling distant from God. The assurance that God can be "found" suggests a relational aspect, where God is not hiding but is available to those who seek Him earnestly. This echoes <a href="/deuteronomy/4-29.htm">Deuteronomy 4:29</a>, where seeking God with all one's heart results in finding Him. It also foreshadows the New Testament teaching in <a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a>, "Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you."and I will restore you from captivity The promise of restoration from captivity is central to the hope given to the exiled Israelites. Historically, this refers to the Babylonian captivity, which began in 586 BC when Jerusalem fell. The restoration was partially fulfilled when the Persian King Cyrus allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem in 538 BC. This restoration is a type of the ultimate spiritual restoration through Christ, who frees believers from the captivity of sin (<a href="/romans/6-18.htm">Romans 6:18</a>).and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD This phrase highlights the sovereignty of God in both the dispersion and the gathering of His people. The scattering of the Israelites was a result of their disobedience, as prophesied in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a>. The gathering from "all the nations" points to a future hope beyond the immediate return from Babylon, suggesting a more comprehensive regathering that some interpret as eschatological, relating to the end times. This is seen in prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/11-12.htm">Isaiah 11:12</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Ezekiel 37:21</a>, which speak of a future regathering of Israel.I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile. The promise of returning to the original place of exile, Jerusalem, signifies not just a physical return but a spiritual renewal. Jerusalem holds significant theological importance as the city of David and the location of the Temple, symbolizing God's dwelling with His people. This restoration prefigures the ultimate restoration through Christ, who is the true Temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>) and the one who brings believers into the presence of God. The return to Jerusalem also foreshadows the New Jerusalem described in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21</a>, where God will dwell with His people eternally.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promises restoration and redemption. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah during their time of exile. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_exiles.htm">The Exiles</a> The people of Judah who were taken captive to Babylon as a result of their disobedience to God. 4. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> The place of exile where the people of Judah were taken, representing a period of judgment and discipline. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a> Refers to the various places where the Israelites were scattered during their exile.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_restoration.htm">God's Faithfulness in Restoration</a> Despite the people's disobedience, God remains faithful to His promises. He assures them of restoration and a future hope. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_god.htm">The Importance of Seeking God</a> The promise "I will be found by you" emphasizes the need for intentional seeking and turning towards God, even in difficult times. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_times_of_exile.htm">Hope in Times of Exile</a> Just as the Israelites were in physical exile, believers today may experience spiritual or emotional exile. God's promise of restoration offers hope and encouragement. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> The scattering and gathering of the Israelites demonstrate God's control over nations and history, reassuring believers of His ultimate authority. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_repentance_and_obedience.htm">The Role of Repentance and Obedience</a> The context of this promise involves a call to repentance and obedience, reminding believers of the importance of aligning with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 29</a> <a href="/q/how_will_god_judge_and_restore_israel.htm">How will God's judgment and restoration manifest for Israel?</a> <a href="/q/can_one_be_saved_without_predestination.htm">Did God separate from Israel?</a> <a href="/q/sephardic_jews__beliefs_and_origins.htm">What are the beliefs and origins of Sephardic Jews?</a> <a href="/q/who's_the_wandering_jew_in_the_bible.htm">Who is the Wandering Jew mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) I will turn away your captivity . . .--On the substance and fulfilment of the prediction, see Notes on <a href="/context/jeremiah/23-3.htm" title="And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.">Jeremiah 23:3-8</a>. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I will be found by you, וְנִמְצֵ֣אתִי (wə·nim·ṣê·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD, יְהוָה֒ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and I will restore you וְשַׁבְתִּ֣י (wə·šaḇ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again from captivity שְׁבוּתְכֶ֗ם (šə·ḇū·ṯə·ḵem) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7622.htm">Strong's 7622: </a> Exile, prisoners, a former state of prosperity and gather וְקִבַּצְתִּ֣י (wə·qib·baṣ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6908.htm">Strong's 6908: </a> To gather, collect you אֶ֠תְכֶם (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case from all מִֽכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the nations הַגּוֹיִ֞ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts and places הַמְּקוֹמ֗וֹת (ham·mə·qō·w·mō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition to which אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I have banished you, הִדַּ֧חְתִּי (hid·daḥ·tî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5080.htm">Strong's 5080: </a> To impel, thrust, banish declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel I will restore וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣י (wa·hă·ši·ḇō·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again you to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the place הַ֨מָּק֔וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition from which אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I sent הִגְלֵ֥יתִי (hiḡ·lê·ṯî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> To denude, to exile, to reveal you אֶתְכֶ֖ם (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case into exile.? מִשָּֽׁם׃ (miš·šām) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Jeremiah 29:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Jeremiah 29:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Jeremiah 29:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Jeremiah 29:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Jeremiah 29:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Jeremiah 29:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Jeremiah 29:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Jeremiah 29:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Jeremiah 29:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Jeremiah 29:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-14.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 29:14 I will be found by you says (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/29-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 29:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 29:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/29-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 29:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 29:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>