against his people will have run its course and its purpose will be accomplished. At that time they will be aware of their divine Overlord scrutinising their situation and acting to bring it into alignment with what he desires. I will come (<√pāqad, ‘to visit’, used in a good sense, cf. 15:15) to you and fulfil my gracious promise to bring you back to this place, referring to Jerusalem from where Jeremiah was sending the letter. Even though it seems like a long time, the outcome will be for good