Jeremiah 42:12

Jeremiah 42:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
• New International Version (NIV)I will show you compassion so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your land.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you and let you remain in your own land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I will show you mercy, that he may have mercy on you and cause you to return to your own land.’

Context of Jeremiah 42:12

10If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not overthrow [you], and I will plant you, and not pluck [you] up; for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you. 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. And I will grant mercies to you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land. 13But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so as not to hearken unto the voice of Jehovah your God, 14saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger for bread; and there will we dwell;

Jeremiah 42:12 word by word

וְאֶתֵּ֥ן לָכֶ֛ם רַחֲמִ֖ים וְרִחַ֣ם אֶתְכֶ֑ם וְהֵשִׁ֥יב אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֶל־אַדְמַתְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• mercyרָחַםrâcham · to have compassionH7355
• returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127

Cross-references for Jeremiah 42:12

• Nehemiah 1:11O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants who delight to fear thy name; and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was the king's cupbearer.
• Psalms 106:45And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses;
• Proverbs 16:7When a man's ways please Jehovah, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 42:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Or, I will give you compassion before (i. e., obtain pity from) the king of Babylon, and “he shall have mercy upon you, and let you dwell upon your own soil.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-22Verses 7-22 If we would know the mind of the Lord in doubtful cases, we must wait as well as pray. God is ever ready to return in mercy to those he has afflicted; and he never rejects any who rely on his promises. He has declared enough to silence even the causeless fears of his people, which discourge them in the way of duty. Whatever loss or suffering we may fear from obedience, is provided against in God's word; and he will protect and deliver all who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-12The Lord said he wanted the people to remain in Judea and settle there. He promised to establish them in the land (see Jeremiah 1:10). Judea's time of judgment had ended. I am with you to save you: The Lord urged the remaining people of Judea to trust him for protection from the king of Babylon.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. show mercies--rather, I will excite (in him) feelings of mercy towards you [Calvin]. cause you to return--permit you to return to the peaceable enjoyment of the possessions from which you are wishing to withdraw through fear of the Chaldeans. By departing in disobedience they should incur the very evils they wished thereby to escape; and by staying they should gain the blessings which they feared to lose by doing so.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 42:12

• Babylon
• Hypocrisy

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 42

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings