Jeremiah 29:11, For I Know the Plans I Have for You, in Bold Type

FOR I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU fills the upper half of this print in large black serif capitals, with two words turned to italic and the lines staggered like a magazine headline. The rest of Jeremiah 29:11 follows in small type below. Black on white keeps the design graphic, so it holds its own in a dorm room or a modern living room. You get six sizes, each as a JPG and a PDF.

What Jeremiah 29:11 meant to its first readers

Jeremiah wrote these words in a letter to the people taken from Jerusalem into exile in Babylon. The letter told them to settle in, build houses, plant gardens and pray for the city where they now lived, because the exile would last seventy years. Into that long wait comes the promise, in the wording this print uses: 'For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.' The promise came with years of patience attached, and it gave those years an end and a purpose. Read in that light, the verse speaks to anyone at the start of a long stretch, such as a new graduate or a family after a move.

Read more: What Jeremiah 29:11 Means in Its Original Context

Bold black type with a magazine feel

The headline is the design. FOR I, KNOW, THE, PLANS, I HAVE and FOR YOU run down the page on six lines in heavy black serif capitals, with KNOW and the second FOR set in italic and the lines staggered from left to right, like a headline on a magazine cover. Underneath, the rest of the verse, 'declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future,' sits in small italic type, followed by the reference JEREMIAH 29:11 in spaced capitals. The background is plain white with wide margins. There is no illustration and no color, so the print fits rooms where pastel scripture art would feel out of place.

Graduation gifts and first apartments

Because the verse looks ahead, it is a natural graduation gift, framed at 8x10 or 11x14 for a desk or a dorm wall. The strong black type also suits a first apartment or a home office, where it reads from across the room. In a gallery wall it works as the bold anchor among softer prints and family photos. For a housewarming or a baptism, it brings a promise about the future into a new chapter of life. If the person you are buying for likes softer colors, the shop also has this verse as a pink coquette print, and the colorful Trendy set of nine includes it as a mustard design.

Six sizes, twelve files and printing large black type

The download contains one design in six sizes: 5x7, 8x10, 11x14 and 16x20 inches, plus A4 and A3. Each size comes as a JPG and as a PDF at 300 DPI, twelve files in total, so you print the file that matches your frame without cropping. Large areas of black type print best on a matte paper or card stock, which keeps the letters deep and avoids glare. On a home inkjet, use the best quality setting so the heavy capitals do not look streaky, and let the ink dry before framing. The small italic lines under the headline need the full resolution, so print at actual size and switch off fit to page.

Included print sizes, each as JPG and PDF at 300 DPI

Frequently asked questions

Is the whole verse on the print or only the headline?

The whole verse. The first part, 'For I know the plans I have for you,' is the large headline, and the rest, 'declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future,' runs in small italic type below it, followed by the reference.

Is a King James version of this verse available?

Yes. The print uses modern wording. In the King James Version the verse reads, '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.' Email support@theframedverse.com after your order and the KJV files follow at no extra cost, usually within 24 to 48 hours. Your download is not affected.

Which size fits a dorm room or an office desk?

For a desk, a 5x7 or 8x10 in a simple black frame keeps the headline readable without taking much space. On a dorm wall, 11x14 or 16x20 gives the big letters room to work. If the frame comes from a European store, use the A4 or A3 file, which is cut to those proportions.

Will the large black letters print cleanly at home?

Yes, on most inkjet printers, if you give them the right settings. Choose the highest quality mode, use matte photo paper or card stock, and turn off any economy or draft setting. Let the print dry for a few minutes before it goes behind glass. For 16x20, a copy shop or online lab gives the most even black.

Does the shop have a softer design with this verse?

Yes. Jeremiah 29:11 also appears as a pink coquette print with a gingham pattern, and as the mustard design in the colorful Trendy set of nine. This black and white version is the most graphic of the three, suits modern rooms and makes a good gift frame for a young adult heading into a new stage.