12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.
12 "When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I'll listen.
12 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
12 In those days when you pray, I will listen.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
15 He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
15 When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.
15 Call me and I'll answer, be at your side in bad times; I'll rescue you, then throw you a party.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.
15 When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them.
(Read Psalm 91:9-16)
Whatever happens, nothing shall hurt the believer; though trouble and affliction befal, it shall come, not for his hurt, but for good, though for the present it be not joyous but grievous. Those who rightly know God, will set their love upon him. They by prayer constantly call upon him. His promise is, that he will in due time deliver the believer out of trouble, and in the mean time be with him in trouble. The Lord will manage all his worldly concerns, and preserve his life on earth, so long as it shall be good for him. For encouragement in this he looks unto Jesus. He shall live long enough; till he has done the work he was sent into this world for, and is ready for heaven. Who would wish to live a day longer than God has some work to do, either by him or upon him? A man may die young, yet be satisfied with living. But a wicked man is not satisfied even with long life. At length the believer's conflict ends; he has done for ever with trouble, sin, and temptation.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 29:12
Commentary on Jeremiah 29:8-19
(Read Jeremiah 29:8-19)
Let men beware how they call those prophets whom they choose after their own fancies, and how they consider their fancies and dreams to be revelations from God. False prophets flatter people in their sins, because they love to be flattered; and they speak smoothly to their prophets, that their prophets may speak smoothly to them. God promises that they should return after seventy years were accomplished. By this it appears, that the seventy years of the captivity are not to be reckoned from the last captivity, but the first. It will be the bringing to pass of God's good word to them. This shall form God's purposes. We often do not know our own minds, but the Lord is never at an uncertainty. We are sometimes ready to fear that God's designs are all against us; but as to his own people, even that which seems evil, is for good. He will give them, not the expectations of their fears, or the expectations of their fancies, but the expectations of their faith; the end he has promised, which will be the best for them. When the Lord pours out an especial spirit of prayer, it is a good sign that he is coming toward us in mercy. Promises are given to quicken and encourage prayer. He never said, Seek ye me in vain. Those who remained at Jerusalem would be utterly destroyed, notwithstanding what the false prophets said to the contrary. The reason has often been given, and it justifies the eternal ruin of impenitent sinners; Because they have not hearkened to my words; I called, but they refused.