Jeremiah 29:11
Jeremiah 29 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read Jeremiah 29:11 in the NABRE onlineFor I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of affliction, to give you an end and patience.
Reflection
Written to exiles who would not see home again for seventy years. It is a promise about God's intention, not a promise that the waiting will be short.
Plans for hope
Written to exiles who would not go home for seventy years. The plans are for hope and a future, but the waiting is the context, not the footnote. The verse is quoted often as a graduation text, but it was written for people whose graduation was a lifetime away.
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