# Jeremiah 29.11 **Book:** [Jeremiah](/codex/jeremiah/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 9. For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith Jehovah. 10. For thus saith Jehovah, After seventy years are accomplished for Babylon, I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. > > **11. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.** > > 12. And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:9-13, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 9. For they prophesy falsely to you in my name. I have not sent them,” says Yahweh. 10. For Yahweh says, “After seventy years are accomplished for Babylon, I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. > > **11. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.** > > 12. You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13. You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:9-13, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 9. For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD. falsely: Heb. in a lie 10. For 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. > > **11. For 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. expected: Heb. end and expectation** > > 12. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:9-13, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 9. For with falsehood they are prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, an affirmation of Jehovah. 10. 'For thus said Jehovah, Surely at the fulness of Babylon, seventy years, I inspect you, and have established towards you My good word, to bring you back unto this place. > > **11. For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you, an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.** > > 12. 'And ye have called Me, and have gone, and have prayed unto Me, and I have hearkened unto you, 13. And ye have sought Me, and have found, for ye seek Me with all your heart; (Jeremiah 29:9-13, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Jeremiah + Baruch (scribe) + LORD direct discourse - **Audience:** Judah on the eve of exile + exilic community - **Location:** Jerusalem → Egypt (after fall) - **Time period:** ministry c. 627-580 BC ## Theological reading ## Key words - [H3045 - yada](/codex/h3045-yada/), *yada* (Strong's H3045). Also appears in: [Genesis 3](/codex/genesis-3/), [Genesis 12](/codex/genesis-12/), [Genesis 19](/codex/genesis-19/). - [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH* (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: [Genesis 2.4](/codex/genesis-2-4/), [Genesis 2.7](/codex/genesis-2-7/), [Genesis 2.16-17](/codex/genesis-2-16-17/). - [H7965 - shalom](/codex/h7965-shalom/), *shalom* (Strong's H7965). Also appears in: [Genesis 28](/codex/genesis-28/), [Numbers 6.24-26](/codex/numbers-6-24-26/), [Numbers 25](/codex/numbers-25/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Biblical Hope](/codex/biblical-hope/) **Lexicon:** - [H7965 - shalom](/codex/h7965-shalom/)