These hopeful verses [29:10–14] help prepare readers for the section that follows in the prophetic book, a section known to interpreters as the Book of Consolation. Jeremiah notes that the future of the people in exile rests on God’s “gracious promise” (v. 10; lit., God’s “good word”). In verse 11 the gracious promise is described as plans God has for the people, plans for a “prosperity” (šalom, peace) that provides a future and “hope” (tiqwa). A tangible element to the future consists in the restoration of the people to their homeland. The restoration, however, is predicated on their seeking God with their whole heart.