Jeremiah 29:12 (GNV)

Passage

Then shall you crie vnto mee, and ye shall go and pray vnto me, and I will heare you,

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 29:10 But thus saith the Lord, That after seuentie yeeres be accomplished at Babel, I will visite you, and performe my good promise toward you, and cause you to returne to this place.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I knowe the thoughtes, that I haue thought towards you, saith the Lord, euen the thoughtes of peace, and not of trouble, to giue you an ende, and your hope.

Jeremiah 29:12 Then shall you crie vnto mee, and ye shall go and pray vnto me, and I will heare you,

Jeremiah 29:13 And ye shall seeke mee and finde mee, because ye shall seeke mee with all your heart.

Jeremiah 29:14 And I wil be found of you, saith the Lord, and I will turne away your captiuitie, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places, whither I haue cast you, saith the Lord, and will bring you againe vnto the place, whence I caused you to be caryed away captiue.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "crie", "vnto", "pray", and "heare". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "crie", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "For I knowe the thoughtes that I..." into verse 13's "And ye shall seeke mee and finde...", so "shall" and "crie" 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 "shall" and "crie" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.