Jeremiah 29:12 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then you will call out to me, and you will come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is promising that when His people genuinely seek Him in prayer, He will always listen and respond to them.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of God's message through Jeremiah to the Jewish exiles in Babylon around 597-586 BC. The people had been torn from their homeland and were living as captives in a foreign land. God was reassuring them that even in exile, He had not abandoned them and would respond when they turned back to Him with sincere hearts.

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