Jeremiah 42:10

If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I repent me of the evil which I have done to you.

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In The King James Version

If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.

In Context

9and said to them: “Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, to whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him:

11Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith Jehovah; for I will be with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD, and do good; Abide in the land, and delight in faithfulness.

Psalms 102:16For Jehovah will build up Zion; He will appear in his glory.

Jeremiah 18:7Whenever I speak concerning a nation or a kingdom, That I will pluck it up, cast it down, or destroy it,

Jeremiah 24:6yea, I will set my eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them 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 →

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