Jeremiah 29:15 (GNV)

Passage

Because ye haue sayd, The Lord hath raised vs vp Prophets in Babel,

Nearby Context

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.

Jeremiah 29:15 Because ye haue sayd, The Lord hath raised vs vp Prophets in Babel,

Jeremiah 29:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord of the King, that sitteth vpon the throne of Dauid, and of all the people, that dwell in this citie, your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captiuitie:

Jeremiah 29:17 Euen thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Beholde, I will sende vpon them the sworde, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figges, that cannot bee eaten, they are so naughtie.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "haue", "sayd", "lord", "hath", "raised", "prophets", and "babel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "haue" and "sayd", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And I wil be found of you..." into verse 16's "Therefore thus saith the Lord of the...", so "haue" and "sayd" 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 "haue" and "sayd" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.