Jeremiah 31:28

And it shall come to pass, that—Just as I watched over them, to root up and to break down and to tear out and to destroy, and to break in pieces, So, will I watch over them, to build and to plant, Declareth Yahweh.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

27Lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh—That I will sow, The house of Israel, and The house of Judah, With the seed of men, and With the seed of beasts;

29In those days, shall they say no more, Fathers, did eat sour grapes,—And, children’s teeth, are blunted!

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Cross References

Psalms 69:35For, God, will save Zion, And build the cities of Judah, So shall men dwell there, and possess it:

Psalms 147:2Yahweh, is building Jerusalem, The outcasts of Israel, will he gather together.

Ecclesiastes 3:3A time to kill, and a time to heal,—A time to break down, and a time to build up;

Jeremiah 18:7The moment I speak, concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom,—to pull up and to break down, and to destroy;

Jeremiah 32:41And I will rejoice over them, to do them good,—And will plant them in this land in truth, with all my heart and with all my soul.

Jeremiah 42:10If ye will indeed abide, in this land, then will I build you up, and not pull [you] down, and plant you and not uproot [you],—for I have compassion as touching the calamity which I have caused 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 →

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