Jer 29:10 | NET2full | STEP | “ For the Lord says , ‘ Only when the seventy years of Babylonian rule are over will I again take up consideration for you. Then I will fulfill my gracious promise to you and restore you to your homeland .

‏ Jeremiah 29:10

10 “For the Lord says, ‘Only when the seventy years of Babylonian rule ^{▼▼sn See the study note on Jer 25:11 for the reckoning of the seventy years.} are over will I again take up consideration for you. ^{▼▼tn See the translator’s note on Jer 27:22 for this term.} Then I will fulfill my gracious promise to you and restore ^{▼▼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.} you to your homeland. ^{▼▼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.}