Jeremiah 29:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

I know

Expected end

Lamentations 3:26

General references

Jeremiah 31:17

Bible References

I know

But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

Many, O LORD, my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are toward us, they cannot be reckoned up in order to thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he will gather them as sheaves into the floor.

But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, As the LORD of hosts thought to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not;

Expected end

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

General references

And there is hope in thy end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.