 With the rest of the book of Jeremiah, and in Jeremiah 29, 11, when God tells Judah that, For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end. It's a similar thought, that God has a plan for them, and God wants to encourage them to follow through with that. And likewise, you and I need to be encouraged and reminded that God has a plan for each and every one of us,