Jeremiah

Jeremiah 29:11–14

¹¹For 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. ¹²Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. ¹³You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. ¹⁴I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity^c 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.”

Footnotes

c 29:14 Or restore your fortunes

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Jeremiah 29:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אָנֹכִ֨י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
know	יָדַ֜עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
the plans	הַמַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗ת	ham·ma·ḥă·šā·ḇōṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4284 thought, device
I	אָנֹכִ֛י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
have	חֹשֵׁ֥ב	ḥō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2803 think, account
for you	עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
plans	מַחְשְׁב֤וֹת	maḥ·šə·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4284 thought, device
to prosper you	שָׁלוֹם֙	šā·lō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
and not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to harm you	לְרָעָ֔ה	lə·rā·‘āh	Preposition-l; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
to give	לָתֵ֥ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
you	לָכֶ֖ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
a future	אַחֲרִ֥ית	’a·ḥă·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H319 after-part, end
and a hope	וְתִקְוָֽה׃	wə·ṯiq·wāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8615 cord

Jeremiah 29:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then you will call	וּקְרָאתֶ֤ם	ū·qə·rā·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
upon Me	אֹתִי֙	’ō·ṯî	Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative
and come	וַֽהֲלַכְתֶּ֔ם	wa·hă·laḵ·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and pray	וְהִתְפַּלַּלְתֶּ֖ם	wə·hiṯ·pal·lal·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H6419 intervene, interpose
to Me	אֵלָ֑י	’ê·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
and I will listen	וְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖י	wə·šā·ma‘·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
to you	אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃	’ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H413 motion to

Jeremiah 29:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will seek	וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥ם	ū·ḇiq·qaš·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H1245 seek
Me	אֹתִ֖י	’ō·ṯî	Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative
and find Me	וּמְצָאתֶ֑ם	ū·mə·ṣā·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H4672 attain to, find
when	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you search for Me	תִדְרְשֻׁ֖נִי	ṯiḏ·rə·šu·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; first person common singular	H1875 resort to, seek
with all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your heart	לְבַבְכֶֽם׃	lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart

Jeremiah 29:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will be found	וְנִמְצֵ֣אתִי	wə·nim·ṣê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
by you	לָכֶם֮	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָה֒	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and I will restore you	וְשַׁבְתִּ֣י	wə·šaḇ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
from captivity	שְׁבִיתְכֶם	šə·ḇī·ṯə·ḵɛm	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H7622 exile, prisoners, former state of prosperity
and gather	וְקִבַּצְתִּ֣י	wə·qib·baṣ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6908 gather, collect
you	אֶ֠תְכֶם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
from all	מִֽכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֞ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
and places	הַמְּקוֹמ֗וֹת	ham·mə·qō·w·mō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4725 standing, spot, condition
to which	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I have banished you	הִדַּ֧חְתִּי	hid·daḥ·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H5080 impel, thrust, banish
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
I will restore	וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣י	wa·hă·ši·ḇō·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
you to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the place	הַ֨מָּק֔וֹם	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
from which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I sent	הִגְלֵ֥יתִי	hiḡ·lê·ṯî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H1540 uncover, remove
you	אֶתְכֶ֖ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
into exile	מִשָּֽׁם׃	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither