Jeremiah 29:13You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart.
The setting
Concluding Jeremiah's letter to exiles in Babylon. He's telling people who feel abandoned by God that wholehearted seeking will result in finding Him — even in pagan Babylon (modern Iraq), even after national destruction.
The emotion here: urgent desire for his people to truly encounter God
The original word
levav (לֵבָב) — the inner person, mind and emotions together, not just feelings but total commitment
Why it matters
Babylonians worshipped Marduk and other gods — seeking Yahweh required rejecting the dominant culture
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 29:13
The condition 'with all your heart' rules out casual, part-time seeking
Common misconceptionPeople think any spiritual interest counts as 'seeking with all your heart,' but this requires total life orientation toward God.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 29:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 29:13 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Exile period. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include wholehearted seeking, divine findability. Notable phrases: seek me and find me; with all your heart. This verse contains a promise of God.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
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— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
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— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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