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Jeremiah 29:10

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“For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.”

For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.

For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the Lord.

For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

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.

Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

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The primary counter-argument would be that while the return from Babylonian exile is a clear historical event, some interpretations might argue that the "good word" and "return to this place" have a broader, spiritual, or eschatological fulfillment beyond the immediate physical return. This perspective suggests that the prophecy, while literally fulfilled in the short term, also foreshadows a more complete, ultimate restoration that transcends the geographical. However, the immediate context of

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This verse, while clearly stating a future event, could be interpreted metaphorically by some who see "return to this place" as a spiritual restoration rather than a physical one.

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The verse explicitly states a duration ("seventy years") for an event to occur, which is the definition of a time-bound fulfillment, leaving no room for an argument that it does not support this theme.

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The verse describes God's message and promise, but it does not specify *how* this message was communicated to Jeremiah or any other prophet. It simply states "thus saith the Lord," which is a statement of divine origin, not a description of the method of revelation.

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Related Verses

Jeremiah 27:22

“They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the Lord; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.”

Jeremiah 29:14

“And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.”

Jeremiah 29:20

“Hear ye therefore the word of the Lord, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:”

Jeremiah 29:4

“Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon;”

Jeremiah 25:12

“And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.”

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