Jeremiah 29:10 New English Translation
10 “For the Lord says, ‘Only when the seventy years of Babylonian rule[a] are over will I again take up consideration for you.[b] Then I will fulfill my gracious promise to you and restore[c] you to your homeland.[d]
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- Jeremiah 29:10 sn See the study note on Jer 25:11 for the reckoning of the seventy years.
- Jeremiah 29:10 tn See the translator’s note on Jer 27:22 for this term.
- Jeremiah 29:10 tn Verse 10 is all one long sentence in the Hebrew original: “As soon as the fullfilment to Babylon of seventy years, I will take thought of you and I will establish my gracious word to you by bringing you back to this place.” The sentence has been broken up to conform better to contemporary English style.
- Jeremiah 29:10 tn Heb “this place.” The text has probably been influenced by the parallel passage in 27:22. The term appears fifteen times in Jeremiah and is invariably a reference to Jerusalem or Judah.sn See Jer 27:22 for this promise.
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