Jeremiah 31:28
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.
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Psalms 69:35For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.
Psalms 147:2The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
Ecclesiastes 3:3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
Jeremiah 18:7At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
Jeremiah 32:41Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Jeremiah 42:10If 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.
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 →