Jer 29:10 | NETfull | 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 ^{▼▼ 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. ^{▼▼ See the translator’s note on Jer 27:22 for this term.} Then I will fulfill my gracious promise to you and restore ^{▼▼ Verse 10 is all one long sentence in the Hebrew original: “According to the fullness of Babylon 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. ^{▼▼ 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.} ^{▼▼ See Jer 27:22 for this promise.}