Jeremiah 42:10 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 42:10

8 Then he called Johanan the son of Kareah, all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,

9 and said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him:

10 ‘If you will still remain in this land, then ^aI will build you and not pull you down, and I will plant you and not pluck you up. For I ^brelent concerning the disaster that I have brought upon you.

11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid; do not be afraid of him,’ says the Lord, ^a‘for I am with you, to save you and deliver you from his hand.

12 And ^aI will show you mercy, that he may have mercy on you and cause you to return to your own land.’

13 “But if ^ayou say, ‘We will not dwell in this land,’ disobeying the voice of the Lord your God,

14 saying, ‘No, but we will go to the land of ^aEgypt where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor be hungry for bread, and there we will dwell’—

15 Then hear now the word of the Lord, O remnant of Judah! Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘If you ^awholly set ^byour faces to enter Egypt, and go to dwell there,

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 42:10

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
If you will remain in this land, then I will build you up and not pull you down, and I will plant you and not pull you up; for I will relent {and} comfort {and} ease Myself concerning the evil that [in chastisement] I have done to you [and I will substitute mercy and loving-kindness for judgment].

Contemporary English Version
I am sorry that I had to punish you, and so I now tell you to stay here in Judah, where I will plant you and build you up, instead of tearing you down and uprooting you.

Darby English Version
If 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.

Good News Bible
'If you are willing to go on living in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not pull you up. The destruction I brought on you has caused me great sorrow.

King James Version
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 American Standard Bible
`If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down, and I will plant you and not uproot you; for I will relent concerning the calamity that I have inflicted on you.

New International Version
'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 am grieved over the disaster I have inflicted on you.

New King James Version
‘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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down, and I will plant you and not uproot you; for I will relent concerning the calamity that I have inflicted on you.

Revised Standard Version
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 repent of the evil which I did to you.

Young's Literal Translation
`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.

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