Jeremiah 29:11

Jer 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Ver. 11. For I know the thoughts that I think. ] God’s thoughts run upon his children, the children of affliction especially, as a father’s do upon his dear children. Omnis in Ascanio, &c.

To give you an expected end. ] Heb., An end and expectation - i.e., An end of evils past, and expectation of better for the future.