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Jeremiah 24:6
6I will keep my eyes on them for their good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not demolish them; I will plant them and not uproot them.
Jeremiah 24:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.
- New International Version (NIV)My eyes will watch over them for their good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up, and not tear them down; I will plant them, and not pluck them up.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land; I will build them and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up.
Context of Jeremiah 24:6
4The word of the Lord came to me: 5“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah I sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. I will keep my eyes on them for their good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not demolish them; I will plant them and not uproot them. 7I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God because they will return to me with all their heart. 8“But as for the bad figs, so bad they are inedible, this is what the Lord says: In this way I will deal with King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem — those remaining in this land or living in the land of Egypt.
Read all of Jeremiah 24Jeremiah 24:6 word by word
וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י עֵינִ֤י עֲלֵיהֶם֙ לְטוֹבָ֔ה וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֖ים עַל־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֑את וּבְנִיתִים֙ וְלֹ֣א אֶהֱרֹ֔ס וּנְטַעְתִּ֖ים וְלֹ֥א אֶתּֽוֹשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For I will setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
- mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
- upon them for goodטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896
- and I will bring them againשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- to this landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- and I will buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
- downהָרַסhâras · to overthrowH2040
- and I will plantנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193
- upנָתַשׁnâthash · to uprootH5428
Cross-references for Jeremiah 24:6
- Jeremiah 21:10For I have set my face against this city to bring disaster and not good — this is the Lord’s declaration. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, who will burn it.’
- Deuteronomy 11:12It is a land the Lord your God cares for. He is always watching over it from the beginning to the end of the year.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the Lord roam throughout the earth to show himself strong for those who are wholeheartedly devoted to him. You have been foolish in this matter. Therefore, you will have wars from now on.”
- Nehemiah 5:19Remember me favorably, my God, for all that I have done for this people.
- Job 33:27He will look at men and say, “I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
- Psalms 34:15The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry for help.
- 1 Peter 3:12because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do what is evil.
- Jeremiah 12:15After I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.
- Jeremiah 23:3“I will gather the remnant of my flock from all the lands where I have banished them, and I will return them to their grazing land. They will become fruitful and numerous.
- Jeremiah 29:10For this is what the Lord says: “When seventy years for Babylon are complete, I will attend to you and will confirm my promise concerning you to restore you to this place.
- Jeremiah 32:37I will certainly gather them from all the lands where I have banished them in my anger, fury, and intense wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them live in safety.
- Ezekiel 11:15“Son of man, your own relatives, those who have the right to redeem your property, along with the entire house of Israel — all of them — are those to whom the residents of Jerusalem have said, ‘You are far from the Lord; this land has been given to us as a possession.’
- Ezekiel 36:24“‘For I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries, and will bring you into your own land.
- Jeremiah 1:10See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and demolish, to build and plant.
- Jeremiah 18:7At one moment I might announce concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will uproot, tear down, and destroy it.
- Jeremiah 32:41I will take delight in them to do what is good for them, and with all my heart and mind I will faithfully plant them in this land.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 24:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-10Verses 4-10 The complete fulfillment of this prophecy belongs to the Christian Church. There is a close analogy between Jeremiah at the first destruction of Jerusalem and our Lord at the second. There the good figs were those converts picked out by the preaching of Christ and the Apostles; the bad figs were the mass of the people left for Titus and the Romans to destroy. Jeremiah 24:5 Acknowledge for their good - Specially their spiritual good. Put a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7The people exiled from Jerusalem had a better future than those who stayed. The Lord would create a new community with the exiles (see Jeremiah 1:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. (Jr 12:15). not pull ... down ... not pluck ... up--only partially fulfilled in the restoration from Babylon; antitypically and fully to be fulfilled hereafter (Jr 32:41; 33:7).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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