Jeremiah 42
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Jeremiah 42:9-12

9and said to them, “This is what the Lord 1says, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your plea before Him:

10‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will 2build you up and not tear you down, and I will plant you and not uproot you; for I 3will 4relent of the disaster that I have inflicted on you.

115Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you are now fearing; do not be afraid of him,’ declares the Lord, ‘for 6I am with you to save you and rescue you from his hand.

12I will also show you compassion, so that 7he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own soil.

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 42:9 2 Kin 19:4, 6, 20; 22:15 ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 42:10 Jer 24:6; 31:28; 33:7; Ezek 36:36 ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 42:10 Or shall have changed my mind about ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 42:10 Jer 18:7, 8; Hos 11:8; Joel 2:13; Amos 7:3, 6; Jon 3:10; 4:2 ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 42:11 Jer 1:8; 27:12, 17; 41:18 ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 42:11 Num 14:9; 2 Chr 32:7, 8; Ps 46:7, 11; 118:6; Is 8:9, 10; 43:2, 5; Jer 1:19; 15:20; Rom 8:31 ↩
  7. 7. Jeremiah 42:12 Neh 1:11; Ps 106:46; Prov 16:7 ↩

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