But if any nation will bow its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will let that nation remain in its own land to till it and to live ...

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Then the word of the Lord came to me: 9 “This is what the Lord says: 'In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.

The LORD of hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you, because of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have...

CHAPTER 11 Plea for Fidelity to the Covenant. 1The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: 2Speak to the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, ...

Jeremiah 29:11-27 CEV ... I will bless you with a future filled with hope—a future of success, not of suffering. You will turn back to me and ask for help, and I ...

18 The Lord made it known to me and I knew;. then you showed me their deeds. 19 But I was alike a gentle lamb. led to the slaughter.

Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay are those who gain riches by unjust means. When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them.

But if any nation will bow its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will let that nation remain in its own land to till it and to live ...

Jeremiah's assignment was to preach this message of the broken covenant and its consequences in Jerusalem and the other cities of Judah.