Jeremiah 42:10
If ye will indeed remain in this land, then will I build you up, and I will not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I have bethought me of the evil that I have done unto you.
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Exodus 32:14And the Lord bethought himself of the evil which he had spoken to do unto his people.
Judges 2:18And when the Lord raised them up judges, then was the Lord with the judge, and he delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord bethought himself because of their groaning by reason of those that oppressed them and ill-treated them.
Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed [thyself] with truthfulness.
Psalms 102:16(102:17) When the Lord shalt have built up Zion, he appeareth in his glory;
Jeremiah 18:7At one instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
Jeremiah 24:6And I will set my eye upon them for good, and I will cause them to return again to this land; and I will build them up, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 42:8-22
Jeremiah's Address to the People. ( b. c. 588.) 7 And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah. 8 Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, 9 And said unto them, Thus saith the Lord , the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him; 10 If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant… Read the whole commentary →