Jeremiah 31:28
And just as I have watched over them, so that I may root up, and tear down, and scatter, and destroy, and afflict, so will I watch over them, so that I may build and plant them, says the Lord.
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Psalms 147:2For he has reinforced the bars of your gates. He has blessed your sons within you.
Ecclesiastes 3:3A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to tear down, and a time to build up.
Jeremiah 18:7Suddenly, I will speak against a nation and against a kingdom, so that I may uproot, and destroy, and scatter it.
Jeremiah 32:41And I will rejoice over them, while I do good for them. And I will plant them in this land, in truth, with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Jeremiah 42:10If you dwell quietly in this land, I will build you up, and I will not tear you down. I will plant you, and I will not uproot you. For now I have been appeased by the harm that I have done to you.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 31:28-35
God's Covenant Renewed. ( b. c. 594.) 27 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord , that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast. 28 And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord . 29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are… Read the whole commentary →