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Jeremiah 29:11

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For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

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Babylon was the Mesopotamian empire and city where many Judeans had been exiled after Jerusalem’s fall; Jerusalem was their covenant city in Judah. Jeremiah’s promise addresses these displaced people, assuring them that God’s purposes would endure through exile and lead to their eventual restoration.

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Jeremiah 29:11 mentions Babylon and Jerusalem.

Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky
Jerusalem · Godot13

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