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 Living Translation (NLT)I will be merciful to you by making him kind, so he will let you stay here in your land.’

Context of Jeremiah 42:12

10‘If you will still remain in this land, then I will build you and not pull you down, and I will plant you and not pluck you up. For I relent concerning the disaster that I have brought upon you. 11Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid; do not be afraid of him,’ says the Lord, ‘for I am with you, to save you and deliver you from his hand. And I will show you mercy, that he may have mercy on you and cause you to return to your own land.’ 13“But if you say, ‘We will not dwell in this land,’ disobeying the voice of the Lord your God, 14saying, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor be hungry for bread, and there we will dwell’—

Jeremiah 42:12 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will shewנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• merciesרַחֲמִיםracham · compassionH7356
• unto you, that he may have mercyרָחַםrâcham · to have compassionH7355
• upon you, and cause you to returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• to your own landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127

Cross-references for Jeremiah 42:12

• Nehemiah 1:11O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” For I was the king’s cupbearer.
• Psalms 106:45And for their sake He remembered His covenant, And relented according to the multitude of His mercies.
• Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes 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

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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