Jeremiah 42:10

God's Word

Suppose you stay in this land. Then I will build you up and not tear you down. I will plant you and not uproot you. I will change my plans about the disaster I’ve brought on you.

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:16

But when the Messenger stretched out his arm to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord changed his mind about the disaster. “Enough!” he said to the Messenger who was destroying the people. “Put down your weapon.” The Messenger of the Lord was at the threshing floor  of Araunah the Jebusite.

Psalm 102:16

When the Lord builds Zion, he will appear in his glory.

Psalm 106:45

He remembered his promise  to them. In keeping with his rich mercy, he changed his plans.

Psalm 37:3

Trust the Lord, and do good things. Live in the land, and practice being faithful.

Psalm 69:35

When God saves Zion, he will rebuild the cities of Judah. His servants will live there and take possession of it.

Exodus 32:14

So the Lord reconsidered his threat to destroy his people.

Jeremiah 24:6

I will watch over them for their own good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down. I will plant them and not uproot them.

Jeremiah 26:19

Did Judah’s King Hezekiah and all the people of Judah put Micah to death? No! Hezekiah feared the Lord and sought the Lord’s favor. So the Lord changed his plan about the disaster he intended to bring on them. But we are about to bring a bigger disaster on ourselves.”

Jeremiah 27:11

But suppose a nation surrenders to the king of Babylon and serves him. I will let it stay in its own land. People will farm the land and live on it,’ ” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 31:28

Once I watched over them to uproot them, to tear them down, and to wreck, ruin, and hurt them. Now I will watch over them to build them up and to plant them,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 33:7

I will restore Judah and Israel and rebuild them as they were before.

Jeremiah 43:4

So Johanan (son of Kareah), all the army commanders, and all the people didn’t obey the Lord. They didn’t stay in Judah.

Ezekiel 36:36

The surrounding nations that are left will know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt the ruined places and planted crops in the land that was empty. I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do it.’

Hosea 11:8

“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboim? I have changed my mind. I am deeply moved.

Joel 2:13

Tear your hearts, not your clothes. Return to the Lord your God. He is merciful and compassionate, patient, and always ready to forgive and to change his plans about disaster.

Amos 7:3

The Lord changed his plans about this. “This won’t happen,” the Lord said.

Amos 7:6

The Lord changed his plans about this. “This won’t happen either,” the Almighty Lord said.

Jonah 3:10

God saw what they did. He saw that they turned from their wicked ways. So God reconsidered his threat to destroy them, and he didn’t do it.

Jonah 3:4

Jonah entered the city and walked for about a day. Then he said, “In forty days Nineveh will be destroyed.”

Jonah 4:2

So he prayed to the Lord, “Lord, isn’t this what I said would happen when I was still in my own country? That’s why I tried to run to Tarshish in the first place. I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, patient, and always ready to forgive and to reconsider your threats of destruction.

Acts 15:16

‘Afterwards, I will return. I will set up David’s fallen tent again. I will restore its ruined places again. I will set it up again

Deuteronomy 32:36

The Lord will judge his people and have compassion on his servants when he sees that their strength is gone and that no one is left, neither slaves nor free people.

Judges 2:18

But when the Lord appointed judges for the Israelites, he was with each judge. The Lord rescued them from their enemies as long as that judge was alive. The Lord was moved by the groaning of those who were tormented and oppressed.