Jeremiah Chapter 29 — Plans to Prosper You Quiz Flashcards

#1

To whom did Jeremiah send the letter recorded in Jeremiah 29?

📖 Jeremiah 29:1

#2

What did Jeremiah tell the exiles to build and plant in Babylon?

📖 Jeremiah 29:5

#3

In Jeremiah 29:7, what does God tell the exiles to seek for their captive city?

📖 Jeremiah 29:7

#4

How long did God say the exile in Babylon would last?

📖 Jeremiah 29:10

#5

What famous promise does God make about His plans for the exiles in Jeremiah 29:11?

📖 Jeremiah 29:11

#6

What did false prophets in the exile claim regarding the length of the captivity?

📖 Jeremiah 29:8-9

#7

What did God promise to do after the seventy years of exile were complete?

📖 Jeremiah 29:10, 14

#8

What instruction did Jeremiah give regarding those who said God had not sent them as prophets?

📖 Jeremiah 29:8-9

#2

Houses and gardens

Jeremiah 29:5 instructs the exiles to build houses and settle down, and to plant gardens and eat what they produce, indicating they should establish normal lives despite their captive status.

Jeremiah 29:5

#1

The Jewish exiles in Babylon

Jeremiah 29:1 states that Jeremiah sent this letter to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, prophets, and all the people Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Jeremiah 29:1

#4

Seventy years

Jeremiah 29:10 states that God's plan is to accomplish His good purpose for His people after seventy years in Babylon, bringing them back to their land.

Jeremiah 29:10

#3

The peace and prosperity of Babylon

Jeremiah 29:7 states, "Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper."

Jeremiah 29:7

#6

That the exile would be short and the exiles would soon return

Jeremiah 29:8-9 warns the exiles not to listen to the false prophets among them who were saying the exile would be short, using divination and dreams to give false hope.

Jeremiah 29:8-9

#5

Plans for welfare, not evil, to give them a future and a hope

Jeremiah 29:11 contains the well-known promise: "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."

Jeremiah 29:11

#8

Not to listen to them because they spoke in God's name falsely

Jeremiah 29:8-9 warns the exiles not to listen to false prophets and diviners, emphasizing that these prophets speak lies in the name of the Lord and should not be trusted.

Jeremiah 29:8-9

#7

Bring the exiles back and restore them to their land

Jeremiah 29:10, 14 promises that after seventy years God will bring the exiles back from exile, restore their fortunes, and gather them from all the nations where they were scattered.

Jeremiah 29:10, 14

#9

Who were called upon to marry and have children according to Jeremiah 29:6?

📖 Jeremiah 29:6

#10

What does God say He will do when the exiles call upon Him in Jeremiah 29:12-13?

📖 Jeremiah 29:12-13

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#10

Listen and answer them when they seek Him with all their heart

Jeremiah 29:12-13 promises that when the exiles call upon God and pray to Him, He will listen, and when they seek Him with all their heart, they will find Him.

Jeremiah 29:12-13

#9

The sons and daughters of the exiles

Jeremiah 29:6 instructs the exiles' sons to marry wives and their daughters to be given in marriage so that they could increase in number and not decrease, continuing life in Babylon.

Jeremiah 29:6

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