Jeremiah 42:10

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“‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you.”

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BSBPD

“‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
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“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“`If ye do certainly dwell in this land, then I have builded you up, and I throw not down; and I have planted you, and I pluck not up; for I have repented concerning the evil that I have done to you.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 42:10 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 26:2The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you.
  2. Exodus 32:14So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.
  3. Deuteronomy 32:36For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
  4. Judges 2:18Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.
  5. 2 Samuel 24:16But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
  6. Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
  7. Psalms 69:35For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.
  8. Psalms 102:16For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.
  9. Psalms 106:45And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
  10. Jeremiah 18:7At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
  11. Jeremiah 18:8But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring.
  12. Jeremiah 24:6I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.
  13. Jeremiah 26:19Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”
  14. Jeremiah 31:28Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.
  15. Jeremiah 33:7I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.
  16. Ezekiel 36:36Then the nations around you that remain will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt what was destroyed, and I have replanted what was desolate. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.
  17. Hosea 11:8How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!
  18. Joel 2:13So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
  19. Amos 7:3So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said.
  20. Amos 7:6So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen either,” said the Lord GOD.
  21. Jonah 3:4On the first day of his journey, Jonah set out into the city and proclaimed, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned!”
  22. Jonah 3:10When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.
  23. Jonah 4:2So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.
  24. Acts 15:16‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,

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