Jeremiah 29:4-10

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁴ “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have ^(A)sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, ⁵ ‘^(B)Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat their ^[a]produce. ⁶ Take ^(C)wives and ^[b]become the fathers of sons and daughters, and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply there and do not decrease. ^7 (D)Seek the ^[c]welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and ^(E)pray to the Lord on its behalf; for in its ^[d]welfare you will have ^[e]welfare.’ ⁸ For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Do not let your ^(F)prophets who are in your midst and your diviners ^(G)deceive you, and do not listen to ^[f](H)the dreams which ^[g]they dream. ⁹ For they ^(I)prophesy falsely to you in My name; ^(J)I have not sent them,’ declares the Lord.

¹⁰ “For thus says the Lord, ‘When ^(K)seventy years have been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill My ^(L)good word to you, to bring you back to this place.