Jeremiah 29:13

13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 29:13 in Other Translations

13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.

13 "When you come looking for me, you'll find me.

13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

13 When you look for me, you will find me. When you wholeheartedly seek me,

13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

13 When you look for me with all your heart, you will find me.

Jeremiah 29:13 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 29:13

And ye shall seek me, and find [me]
When persons seek the Lord aright, they always find him; a God hearing prayer; a God in Christ; bestowing favours upon them; granting them his presence; indulging them in communion with him; and favouring them with fresh supplies of his grace, and everything needful for them; every mercy, temporal and spiritual; that is, when they seek him in Christ, who is the only way to the Father, under the guidance and influence of the blessed Spirit; in the exercise of faith upon him and his promises; with fervency of spirit and ardour of mind; with diligence and importunity; with earnest desires and strong affections; and, as follows, with all sincerity of soul: when ye shall search for me with all your heart;
which, as Calvin rightly observes, does not design perfection, but integrity and sincerity; when they draw nigh with a true heart, and call upon him in truth, and search for him with eagerness, with a hearty desire to find him, as men search for gold, and silver, and hid treasure.

Jeremiah 29:13 In-Context

11 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.

12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

14 I will be found by you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”

15 You may say, “The LORD has raised up prophets for us in Babylon,”

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 7:7
• 2. S Deuteronomy 4:29; S 2 Chronicles 6:37; Jeremiah 24:7