Jeremiah 29:15 (LSB)

Passage

“Because you have said, ‘Yahweh has raised up prophets for us in Babylon’—

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 29:14 I will be found by you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will return your fortunes and will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have banished you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will cause you to return to the place from where I sent you into exile.’

Jeremiah 29:15 “Because you have said, ‘Yahweh has raised up prophets for us in Babylon’—

Jeremiah 29:16 for thus says Yahweh concerning the king who sits on the throne of David and concerning all the people who live in this city, your brothers who did not go with you into exile—

Jeremiah 29:17 thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘Behold, I am sending upon them the sword, famine, and pestilence, and I will make them like split-open figs that cannot be eaten due to rottenness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "yahweh", "raised", "prophets", and "babylon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "yahweh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "I will be found by you declares..." into verse 16's "for thus says Yahweh concerning the king...", so "said" and "yahweh" 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 "said" and "yahweh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.