Jeremiah 42:10
'If ye do certainly dwell in this land, then I have builded you up, and I throw not down; and I have planted you, and I pluck not up; for I have repented concerning the evil that I have done to you.
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Exodus 32:14and Jehovah repenteth of the evil which He hath spoken of doing to His people.
Judges 2:18And when Jehovah raised up to them judges — then was Jehovah with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for it repenteth Jehovah, because of their groaning from the presence of their oppressors, and of those thrusting them away.
Psalms 37:3Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
Psalms 102:16For Jehovah hath builded Zion, He hath been seen in His honour,
Jeremiah 18:7The moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, To pluck up and to break down, and to destroy,
Jeremiah 24:6And I have set Mine eyes on them for good, And have brought them back to this land, And built them up, and I throw not down, And have planted them, and pluck not 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 →