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◄ Jeremiah 29:10►

New International Version
This is what the LORD says: “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place.

New Living Translation
This is what the LORD says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again.

English Standard Version
“For thus says the LORD: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place.

Berean Standard Bible
For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.

King James Bible
For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

New King James Version
For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place.

New American Standard Bible
“For this is what the LORD says: ‘When seventy years have been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill My good word to you, to bring you back to this place.

NASB 1995
“For thus says the LORD, ‘When seventy years have been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill My good word to you, to bring you back to this place.

NASB 1977
“For thus says the LORD, ‘When seventy years have been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill My good word to you, to bring you back to this place.

Legacy Standard Bible
“For thus says Yahweh, ‘When seventy years have been fulfilled for Babylon, I will visit you and establish My good word to you, to return you to this place.

Amplified Bible
“For thus says the LORD, ‘When seventy years [of exile] have been completed for Babylon, I will visit (inspect) you and keep My good promise to you, to bring you back to this place.

Christian Standard Bible
For this is what the LORD says: “When seventy years for Babylon are complete, I will attend to you and will confirm my promise concerning you to restore you to this place.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For this is what the LORD says: “When 70 years for Babylon are complete, I will attend to you and will confirm My promise concerning you to restore you to this place.

American Standard Version
For thus saith Jehovah, After seventy years are accomplished for Babylon, I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

Contemporary English Version
After Babylonia has been the strongest nation for 70 years, I will be kind and bring you back to Jerusalem, just as I have promised.

English Revised Version
For thus saith the LORD, After seventy years be accomplished for Babylon, I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is what the LORD says: When Babylon's 70 years are over, I will come to you. I will keep my promise to you and bring you back to this place.

Good News Translation
"The LORD says, 'When Babylonia's seventy years are over, I will show my concern for you and keep my promise to bring you back home.

International Standard Version
"For this is what the LORD says: 'When Babylon's seventy years are completed, I'll take note of you and will fulfill my good promises to you by bringing you back to this place.

NET Bible
"For the LORD says, 'Only when the seventy years of Babylonian rule are over will I again take up consideration for you. Then I will fulfill my gracious promise to you and restore you to your homeland.

New Heart English Bible
"For thus says the LORD, 'After seventy years are accomplished for Babylon, I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

Webster's Bible Translation
For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years shall be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word towards you, in causing you to return to this place.

Majority Text Translations

Majority Standard Bible
For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.

World English Bible
For Yahweh says, “After seventy years are accomplished for Babylon, I will visit you and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
For thus said YHWH: Surely at the fullness of Babylon—seventy years—I inspect you, and have established My good word toward you, to bring you back to this place.

Young's Literal Translation
'For thus said Jehovah, Surely at the fulness of Babylon -- seventy years -- I inspect you, and have established towards you My good word, to bring you back unto this place.

Smith's Literal Translation
For thus said Jehovah, That according to the filling up to Babel of seventy years I will review you and lift up to you my good word to turn you back to this place.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For thus says the Lord: When the seventy years will begin to be completed in Babylon, I will visit you. And I will raise up over you my good word, so that I may lead you back to this place.

New American Bible
For thus says the LORD: Only after seventy years have elapsed for Babylon will I deal with you and fulfill for you my promise to bring you back to this place.

New Revised Standard Version
For thus says the LORD: Only when Babylon’s seventy years are completed will I visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon I will deliver you and perform my good word toward you in bringing you back to this country.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because thus says LORD JEHOVAH: ‘When seventy years are full to Babel, I shall save you and I shall establish for you the good word to return you to this country

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
For thus saith the LORD: After seventy years are accomplished for Babylon, I will remember you, and perform My good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For thus said the Lord; When seventy years shall be on the point of being accomplished at Babylon, I will visit you, and will confirm my words to you, to bring back your people to this place.

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Context

Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles
…9For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”10For this is what the LORD says:“When Babylon’s seventy years are complete,I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.11For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.…

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Cross References

Daniel 9:2
in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.

2 Chronicles 36:21
So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah.

Ezra 1:1
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:

Isaiah 44:28
who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”

Isaiah 45:13
I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”

Leviticus 26:33-35
But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste. / Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths all the days it lies desolate, while you are in the land of your enemies. At that time the land will rest and enjoy its Sabbaths. / As long as it lies desolate, the land will have the rest it did not receive during the Sabbaths when you lived in it.

Deuteronomy 30:3-5
then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you. / Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon, He will gather you and return you from there. / And the LORD your God will bring you into the land your fathers possessed, and you will take possession of it. He will cause you to prosper and multiply more than your fathers.

Zechariah 7:5
“Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, was it really for Me that you fasted?

2 Kings 25:11-12
Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population. / But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.

2 Kings 24:14
He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.

Nehemiah 1:8-9
Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, / but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’

1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.

Acts 7:6-7
God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’

Matthew 1:17
In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.

Luke 4:18-19
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

Treasury of Scripture

For thus said the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

after.

Jeremiah 25:12
And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished,that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.

Jeremiah 27:7,22
And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him…

2 Chronicles 36:21-23
To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths:for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years…

I will.

Jeremiah 24:6,7
For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pullthem down; and I will plant them, and not pluckthem up…

Jeremiah 32:42-44
For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them…

Zephaniah 2:7
And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.

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Jeremiah 29

1.Jeremiah sends a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there,
8.and not to believe the dreams of their prophets;
10.and that they shall return with grace after seventy years.
15.He foretells the destruction of the rest for their disobedience.
20.He shows the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah, two false prophets.
24.Shemaiah writes a letter against Jeremiah.
30.Jeremiah foretells his doom.

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For this is what the LORD says:
This phrase emphasizes the authority and divine origin of the message. It is a common prophetic introduction, underscoring that the words are not Jeremiah's own but are directly from God. This establishes the message's importance and reliability, as it comes from the ultimate source of truth.

When Babylon’s seventy years are complete:
The seventy years refer to the period of Babylonian captivity, a significant event in Jewish history. This timeframe is both literal and symbolic, representing a complete period of judgment and purification. Historically, the Babylonian exile began in 605 BC with the first deportation and ended in 538 BC when Cyrus the Great allowed the Jews to return. This period is also referenced inDaniel 9:2, where Daniel understands the prophecy of Jeremiah regarding the seventy years.

I will attend to you:
This phrase indicates God's personal involvement and care for His people. It suggests a turning point where God will actively intervene in the lives of the exiles. The Hebrew word used here can also imply visiting or overseeing, which conveys God's attentive and purposeful action in fulfilling His promises.

and confirm My promise:
God's promise refers to the covenantal assurances given to Israel, including the promise of restoration and return to their land. This highlights God's faithfulness and the certainty of His word. The promise of restoration is a recurring theme in the prophetic books, emphasizing that despite judgment, God's ultimate plan is for redemption and renewal.

to restore you to this place:
"This place" refers to Jerusalem and the land of Judah, the ancestral home of the Israelites. The restoration is not just physical but also spiritual, as it involves returning to a right relationship with God. This promise of restoration is fulfilled in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, where the return and rebuilding of Jerusalem are documented. Theologically, this restoration prefigures the ultimate restoration through Jesus Christ, who brings spiritual renewal and the hope of eternal restoration for all believers.

Persons / Places / Events

1.Jeremiah
A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his messages of judgment and hope. He conveyed God's words to the people of Judah during a time of great turmoil.

2.Babylon
The empire that conquered Judah and took many of its people into exile. Babylon represents both a literal place and a symbol of worldly power and oppression.

3.Seventy Years
The prophesied duration of the Babylonian exile, a period of judgment and purification for the people of Judah.

4.The LORD (Yahweh)
The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promises restoration and hope even in the midst of judgment.

5.Exile
The forced removal of the Jewish people from their homeland to Babylon, a significant event in Jewish history that shaped their identity and faith.

Teaching Points

God's Sovereignty and Timing
God's plans are precise and unfold according to His perfect timing. The seventy years were not arbitrary but part of His divine plan.

Hope in the Midst of Judgment
Even when facing consequences for sin, God offers hope and a future. His promises of restoration are sure.

Faithfulness in Exile
Believers are called to remain faithful and trust in God's promises, even when circumstances seem bleak.

The Importance of Repentance
The exile was a result of Israel's disobedience. True restoration begins with repentance and turning back to God.

God's Unchanging Promises
God's promises are reliable and unchanging. He is faithful to fulfill His word, as seen in the return from exile.

Bible Study Questions and Answers

1.What is the meaning of Jeremiah 29:10?

2.How does Jeremiah 29:10 demonstrate God's faithfulness to His promises?

3.What does the "seventy years" signify about God's timing and patience?

4.How can we trust God's plans during our own periods of waiting?

5.Connect Jeremiah 29:10 with other scriptures about God's restoration and hope.

6.How should Jeremiah 29:10 influence our perspective on enduring trials today?

7.What is the historical context of Jeremiah 29:10 regarding the Babylonian exile?

8.How does Jeremiah 29:10 reflect God's sovereignty and faithfulness?

9.What archaeological evidence supports the events described in Jeremiah 29:10?

10.What are the top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 29?

11.In Jeremiah 29:10, how can we reconcile the 70-year exile timeline with historical records that suggest different lengths for the Babylonian captivity?

12.In Nehemiah 7:66, is it historically or logistically plausible for over 42,000 people to have returned and reestablished themselves so quickly after exile?

13.If Jeremiah 29:11 promises hope and a future, why doesn’t this align with the suffering and calamities experienced by believers throughout history?

14.Why does Jeremiah’s 70-year prophecy about the Babylonian exile not match historical timelines?

What Does Jeremiah 29:10 Mean

For this is what the LORD says

The verse opens by rooting everything that follows in God’s own voice, not human speculation. Whenever Scripture introduces a statement with “the LORD says,” we are reminded that:

• God’s word carries absolute authority (Isaiah 55:11).

• His declarations never fail (Numbers 23:19).

Because God Himself is speaking, we can read the rest of the promise with settled confidence.

When Babylon’s seventy years are complete

God sets a specific, literal time frame—seventy years—for Judah’s exile. He is sovereign over dates and empires:

•Jeremiah 25:11-12 already foretold the same seventy-year span, andDaniel 9:2 later read Jeremiah’s prophecy and prayed accordingly.

•2 Chronicles 36:21 links the length of exile to the land enjoying its missed sabbath rests, underscoring God’s faithfulness both to judge and to restore.

Seventy years is not symbolic here; it is a precise period that began with the first deportation (605 BC) and ended with the return under Cyrus’s decree (538-536 BC).

I will attend to you

The phrase “I will attend to you” (or “visit you”) reveals God’s personal involvement:

• He had once “visited” His people to bring them out of Egypt (Exodus 3:16).

• He promises to “gather you and give you fame and praise” at another future visitation (Zephaniah 3:20).

Even in captivity, the exiles were never abandoned. God kept His eye on them, orchestrating events until the exact appointed moment.

and confirm My promise

God not only remembers His covenant; He actively fulfills it:

• Every divine promise finds its “Yes” and “Amen” in Him (2 Corinthians 1:20).

•Ezekiel 36:36 stresses that the nations will know the LORD has rebuilt what was destroyed.

He binds His own reputation to keeping His word, underscoring that restoration is certain because it rests on His unchanging character.

to restore you to this place

“This place” refers to Jerusalem and the land of Judah. The return is tangible, not merely spiritual:

•Jeremiah 30:3 speaks of God bringing Israel and Judah “back to the land that I gave their fathers.”

•Ezra 1:1-4 records Cyrus’s proclamation that launched the first wave of returnees, whileNehemiah 1:9 echoes the promise of gathering exiles.

Restoration included rebuilding the temple, reestablishing worship, and replanting vineyards—visible evidence that God keeps His word in history.

summary

Jeremiah 29:10 assures the exiles—and us—that God’s discipline has a limit, His timetable is precise, and His promises are unwavering. After a literal seventy years in Babylon, He personally intervened, upheld His covenant, and brought His people home. The verse invites every believer to rest in the fact that when God sets a time, speaks a promise, and pledges His presence, fulfillment is guaranteed.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 10. -Seventy years (see on Jeremiah 25:11).At Babylon; rather, for Babylon. A long period, such as seventy years, is appointed for Babylon "to enjoy" the fruits of her ambition; when this is over (comp.Genesis 15:13-16), God will pay heed to his people.Visit you. To "visit" frequently has the sense of "taking notice of," or "paying heed to" (e.g.Jeremiah 23:2).My good word. "Word," equivalent to "pro-raise;" the allusion is toJeremiah 24:6.

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

For
כִּֽי־(kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588:A relative conjunction

this is what
כֹה֙(ḵōh)
Adverb
Strong's 3541:Like this, thus, here, now

the LORD
יְהוָ֔ה(Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068:LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

says:
אָמַ֣ר(’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559:To utter, say

“When
כִּ֠י(kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588:A relative conjunction

Babylon’s
לְבָבֶ֛ל(lə·ḇā·ḇel)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 894:Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city

seventy
שִׁבְעִ֥ים(šiḇ·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 7657:Seventy (a cardinal number)

years
שָׁנָ֖ה(šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141:A year

are complete,
מְלֹ֧את(mə·lōṯ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 4390:To fill, be full of

I will attend to
אֶפְקֹ֣ד(’ep̄·qōḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6485:To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit

you
אֶתְכֶ֑ם(’eṯ·ḵem)
Direct object marker | second person masculine plural
Strong's 853:Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

and confirm
וַהֲקִמֹתִ֤י(wa·hă·qi·mō·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6965:To arise, stand up, stand

My promise
דְּבָרִ֣י(də·ḇā·rî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1697:A word, a matter, thing, a cause

to restore
לְהָשִׁ֣יב(lə·hā·šîḇ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7725:To turn back, in, to retreat, again

you
אֶתְכֶ֔ם(’eṯ·ḵem)
Direct object marker | second person masculine plural
Strong's 853:Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

to
אֶל־(’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413:Near, with, among, to

this
הַזֶּֽה׃(haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088:This, that

place.
הַמָּק֖וֹם(ham·mā·qō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4725:A standing, a spot, a condition

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OT Prophets: Jeremiah 29:10 For thus says Yahweh After seventy years (Jer.)