Jeremiah 29:11 (DRB)

Passage

For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of affliction, to give you an end and patience.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 29:9 For they prophesy falsely to you in my name: and I have not sent them, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 29:10 For thus saith the Lord: When the seventy years shall begin to be accomplished in Babylon, I will visit you: and I will perform my good word in your favour, to bring you again to this place.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of affliction, to give you an end and patience.

Jeremiah 29:12 And you shall call upon me, and you shall go. and you shall pray to me, and I will hear you.

Jeremiah 29:13 You shall seek me, and shall find me: when you shall seek me with all your heart.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thoughts", "think", "towards", "saith", "lord", "peace", and "affliction". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thoughts" and "think", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "For thus saith the Lord When the..." into verse 12's "And you shall call upon me and...", so "thoughts" and "think" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thoughts" and "think" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.