Revised Literal Translation
Jeremiah 42:10
10If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
Jeremiah 42:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
- New International Version (NIV)‘If you stay in this land, I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I have relented concerning the disaster I have inflicted on you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)If you will remain in this land, then I will build you up and not pull you down; I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I relent of the disaster that I did to you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘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.
Context of Jeremiah 42:10
8Then 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, 9And said unto them, Thus saith Yhwh, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him; If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, 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 Yhwh: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand. 12And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
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אִם־שׁ֤וֹב תֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙ בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את וּבָנִ֤יתִי אֶתְכֶם֙ וְלֹ֣א אֶהֱרֹ֔ס וְנָטַעְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם וְלֹ֣א אֶתּ֑וֹשׁ כִּ֤י נִחַ֙מְתִּי֙ אֶל־הָ֣רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֖יתִי לָכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
- If ye will stillשׁוּבshûb · to return: againH7725
- abideיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- in this landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- then will I buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
- downהָרַסhâras · to overthrowH2040
- and I will plantנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193
- upנָתַשׁnâthash · to uprootH5428
- for I repentנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: relentH5162
- me of the evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
- that I have doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
Cross-references for Jeremiah 42:10
- Genesis 26:2And Yhwh appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
- Psalms 37:3Trust in Yhwh, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
- Jeremiah 24:6For 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.
- Jeremiah 31:28And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith Yhwh.
- Jeremiah 33:7And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
- Psalms 69:35For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.
- Psalms 102:16When Yhwh shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
- Ezekiel 36:36Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I Yhwh build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I Yhwh have spoken it, and I will do it.
- Acts 15:16After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
- Jeremiah 18:7At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
- Jeremiah 26:19Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear Yhwh, and besought Yhwh, And Yhwh repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.
- Exodus 32:14And Yhwh repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
- Deuteronomy 32:36For Yhwh shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.
- Judges 2:18And when Yhwh raised them up judges, Then Yhwh was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented Yhwh because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.
- 2 Samuel 24:16And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, Yhwh repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of Yhwh was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.
- Psalms 106:45And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 42:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10For I repent me of the evil - The meaning is, As I have punished you only because you continued to be rebellious, I will arrest this punishment as soon as you become obedient to my word. You need not fear the king of Babylon if you have me for your helper; and I will so show mercy to you that he shall see it, and cease from afflicting you, as he shall see that I am on your side.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10I repent me - As punishment had been inflicted, the divine justice was satisfied.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. 1010. If ye ... abide--namely, under the Babylonian authority, to which God hath appointed that all should be subject (Da 2:37, 38). To resist was to resist God. build ... plant--metaphor for, I will firmly establish you (Jr 24:6). I repent ... of the evil--(Jr 18:8; De 32:36). I am satisfied with the punishment I have inflicted on you, if only you add not a new offense [Grotius]. God is said to "repent," when He alters His outward ways of dealing.Read the comment
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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
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