Jeremiah 29:13 (KJV)

Passage

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 29:11 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.

Jeremiah 29:12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

Jeremiah 29:13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 29:14 And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.

Jeremiah 29:15 Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "seek", "find", "search", and "heart". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "seek", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Then shall ye call upon me and..." into verse 14's "And I will be found of you...", so "shall" and "seek" 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 "seek" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.