Jeremiah 42:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

Psalm 102:16

You will rebuild the city of Zion. Your glory will be seen,

Psalm 106:45

You kept your agreement and were so merciful

Psalm 37:3

Trust the LORD and live right! The land will be yours, and you will be safe.

Psalm 69:35

God will rescue Jerusalem, and he will rebuild the towns of Judah. His people will live there on their own land,

Exodus 32:14

So even though the LORD had threatened to destroy the people, he changed his mind and let them live.

Jeremiah 24:6

where I am watching over them. Then some day I will bring them back to this land. I will plant them, instead of uprooting them, and I will build them up, rather than tearing them down.

Jeremiah 26:19

Then the leaders continued: No one put Micah to death for saying that. Instead, King Hezekiah prayed to the LORD with fear and trembling and asked him to have mercy. Then the LORD decided not to destroy Jerusalem, even though he had already said he would. People of Judah, if Jeremiah is killed, we will bring a terrible disaster on ourselves.

Jeremiah 27:11

But if you and your nation are willing to obey Nebuchadnezzar, I will let you stay in your country, and your people will continue to live and work on their farms.

Jeremiah 31:28

In the past, I took care to uproot them, to tear them down, and to destroy them. But when that day comes, I will take care to plant them and help them grow.

Jeremiah 33:7

I will give this land to Israel and Judah once again, and I will make them as strong as they were before.

Jeremiah 43:4

Johanan, the other army officers, and everyone else refused to stay in Judah in spite of the LORD's command.

Ezekiel 36:36

Then the nearby nations that survive will know that I am the one who rebuilt the ruined places and replanted the barren fields. I, the LORD, make this promise.

Hosea 11:8

Israel, I can't let you go. I can't give you up. How could I possibly destroy you as I did the towns of Admah and Zeboiim? I just can't do it. My feelings for you are much too strong.

Joel 2:13

Don't rip your clothes to show your sorrow. Instead, turn back to me with broken hearts. I am merciful, kind, and caring. I don't easily lose my temper, and I don't like to punish.

Amos 7:3

Then the LORD felt sorry and answered, “I won't let it be destroyed.”

Amos 7:6

Again the LORD felt sorry and answered, “I won't let it be destroyed.”

Jonah 3:10

When God saw that the people had stopped doing evil things, he had pity and did not destroy them as he had planned.

Jonah 3:4

After walking for a day, Jonah warned the people, “Forty days from now, Nineveh will be destroyed!”

Jonah 4:2

So he prayed: Our LORD, I knew from the very beginning that you wouldn't destroy Nineveh. That's why I left my own country and headed for Spain. You are a kind and merciful God, and you are very patient. You always show love, and you don't like to punish anyone, not even foreigners.

Acts 15:16

“I, the Lord, will return and rebuild David's fallen house. I will build it from its ruins and set it up again.

Deuteronomy 32:36

When only a few of the LORD's people remain, when their strength is gone, and some of them are slaves, the LORD will feel sorry for them and give them justice.

Judges 2:18

When enemies made life miserable for the Israelites, the LORD would feel sorry for them. He would choose a judge and help that judge rescue Israel from its enemies. The LORD would be kind to Israel as long as that judge lived.