Bible Strands
Jeremiah 29:12
Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses the exiles in Babylon through Jeremiah, in a letter urging them to settle, build lives, and seek God rather than trust the false timelines of their prophets.
The words — Hitpalel (H6419, "you will pray") is the hitpael stem of palal, an intensive-reflexive form conveying earnest, wholehearted entreaty — the same "all your heart" language that surfaces in verse 13.
The thread — The call-and-response pattern recurs in Jeremiah 33:3 ("Call to Me, and I will answer"), Psalm 50:15 ("Call upon Me in the day of trouble"), and Matthew 7:7 ("Ask, and it will be given to you").
Why it lands — The Hebrew u/ ("then/and") makes the promise conditional on the exhortation that precedes it; God's listening is not automatic but tied to the posture of seeking He has just commanded.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
Cross-references
- Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
- Jeremiah 33:3 Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
- Psalms 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Psalms 145:19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
- Psalms 10:17 You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
- Isaiah 65:24 Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- Zechariah 13:9 This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
- Jeremiah 31:9 They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”
- Isaiah 30:19 O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.
- Daniel 9:3 So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.