Jeremiah 42:10

Good News Translation

‘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.

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:16

When the Lord's angel was about to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord changed his mind about punishing the people and said to the angel who was killing them, “Stop! That's enough!” The angel was by the threshing place of Araunah, a Jebusite.

Psalm 102:16

When the Lord rebuilds Zion, he will reveal his greatness.

Psalm 106:45

For their sake he remembered his covenant, and because of his great love he relented.

Psalm 37:3

Trust in the Lord and do good; live in the land and be safe.

Psalm 69:35

He will save Jerusalem and rebuild the towns of Judah. His people will live there and possess the land;

Exodus 32:14

So the Lord changed his mind and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.

Jeremiah 24:6

I will watch over them and bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not pull them up.

Jeremiah 26:19

King Hezekiah and the people of Judah did not put Micah to death. Instead, Hezekiah honored the Lord and tried to win his favor. And the Lord changed his mind about the disaster that he said he would bring on them. Now we are about to bring a terrible disaster on ourselves.” (

Jeremiah 27:11

But if any nation submits to the king of Babylonia and serves him, then I will let it stay on in its own land, to farm it and live there. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Jeremiah 31:28

And just as I took care to uproot, to pull down, to overthrow, to destroy, and to demolish them, so I will take care to plant them and to build them up.

Jeremiah 33:7

I will make Judah and Israel prosperous, and I will rebuild them as they were before.

Jeremiah 43:4

So neither Johanan nor any of the army officers nor any of the people would obey the Lord's command to remain in the land of Judah.

Ezekiel 36:36

Then the neighboring nations that have survived will know that I, the Lord, rebuild ruined cities and replant waste fields. I, the Lord, have promised that I would do this—and I will.”

Hosea 11:8

“How can I give you up, Israel? How can I abandon you? Could I ever destroy you as I did Admah, or treat you as I did Zeboiim? My heart will not let me do it! My love for you is too strong.

Joel 2:13

Let your broken heart show your sorrow; tearing your clothes is not enough.” Come back to the Lord your God. He is kind and full of mercy; he is patient and keeps his promise; he is always ready to forgive and not punish.

Amos 7:3

The Lord changed his mind and said, “What you saw will not take place.”

Amos 7:6

The Lord changed his mind again and said, “This will not take place either.”

Jonah 3:10

God saw what they did; he saw that they had given up their wicked behavior. So he changed his mind and did not punish them as he had said he would.

Jonah 3:4

Jonah started through the city, and after walking a whole day, he proclaimed, “In forty days Nineveh will be destroyed!”

Jonah 4:2

So he prayed, “Lord, didn't I say before I left home that this is just what you would do? That's why I did my best to run away to Spain! I knew that you are a loving and merciful God, always patient, always kind, and always ready to change your mind and not punish.

Acts 15:16

‘After this I will return, says the Lord, and restore the kingdom of David. I will rebuild its ruins and make it strong again.

Deuteronomy 32:36

The Lord will rescue his people when he sees that their strength is gone. He will have mercy on those who serve him, when he sees how helpless they are.

Judges 2:18

Whenever the Lord gave Israel a leader, the Lord would help that leader and would save the people from their enemies as long as that leader lived. The Lord would have mercy on them because they groaned under their suffering and oppression.