Jeremiah 29:11-14
29:11 For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the
Lord.
‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you
a future filled with hope.
29:12 When you call out to me and come to me in prayer,
I will hear your prayers.
29:13 When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul,
29:14 I will make myself available to you,’
says the
Lord.
‘Then I will reverse your plight
and will regather you from all the nations and all the places where I have exiled you,’ says the
Lord.
‘I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.’
Jeremiah 39:11-12
39:11 Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had issued orders concerning Jeremiah. He had passed them on through Nebuzaradan, the captain of his royal guard,
39:12 “Find Jeremiah and look out for him. Do not do anything to harm him, but do with him whatever he tells you.”
Jeremiah 40:2-6
40:2 The captain of the royal guard took Jeremiah aside and said to him, “The
Lord your God threatened this place with this disaster.
40:3 Now he has brought it about. The
Lord has done just as he threatened to do. This disaster has happened because you people sinned against the
Lord and did not obey him.
40:4 But now, Jeremiah, today I will set you free
from the chains on your wrists. If you would like to come to Babylon with me, come along and I will take care of you.
But if you prefer not to come to Babylon with me, you are not required to do so.
You are free to go anywhere in the land you want to go.
Go wherever you choose.”
40:5 Before Jeremiah could turn to leave, the captain of the guard added, “Go back
to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon appointed to govern
the towns of Judah. Go back and live with him
among the people. Or go wherever else you choose.” Then the captain of the guard gave Jeremiah some food and a present and let him go.
40:6 So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah
and lived there with him. He stayed there to live among the people who had been left in the land of Judah.
Psalms 106:46
106:46 He caused all their conquerors
to have pity on them.