Jeremiah 42:10

New International Reader's Version

‘Stay in this land. Then I will build you up. I will not tear you down. I will plant you. I will not pull you up by the roots. I have decided to stop bringing trouble on you.

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:16

The angel reached his hand out to destroy Jerusalem. But the Lord stopped sending the plague. So he spoke to the angel who was making the people suffer. He said, “That is enough! Do not kill any more people.” The angel of the Lord was at Araunah’s threshing floor. Araunah was from the city of Jebus.

Psalm 102:16

The Lord will build Zion again. He will appear in his glory.

Psalm 106:45

Because they were his people, he remembered his covenant. Because of his great love, he felt sorry for them.

Psalm 37:3

Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live in the land and enjoy its food.

Psalm 69:35

God will save Zion. He will build the cities of Judah again. Then people will live in them and own the land.

Exodus 32:14

Then the Lord took pity on his people. He didn’t destroy them as he had said he would.

Jeremiah 24:6

My eyes will watch over them. I will be good to them. And I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up. I will not tear them down. I will plant them. I will not pull them up by the roots.

Jeremiah 26:19

Did King Hezekiah or anyone else in Judah put Micah to death? Hezekiah had respect for the Lord and tried to please him. And the Lord didn’t judge Jerusalem as he said he would. He didn’t bring on it the trouble he said he would bring. But we are about to bring horrible trouble on ourselves!”

Jeremiah 27:11

But suppose any nation will put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon. And suppose it serves him. Then I will let that nation remain in its own land. I will let its people plow the land and live there,” ’ ” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 31:28

I watched over Israel and Judah to pull them up by the roots. I tore them down. I crushed them. I destroyed them. I brought horrible trouble on them. But now I will watch over them to build them up and plant them,” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 33:7

I will bring Judah and Israel back from the places where they have been taken. I will build up the nation again. It will be just as it was before.

Jeremiah 43:4

So Johanan, the son of Kareah, disobeyed the Lord’s command. So did all the other army officers and all the people. They didn’t stay in the land of Judah.

Ezekiel 36:36

Then the nations that remain around you will know that I have rebuilt what was once destroyed. I have planted again the fields that were once empty. I have spoken. And I will do this. I am the Lord.”

Hosea 11:8

The Lord continues, “People of Ephraim, how can I give you up? Israel, how can I hand you over to your enemies? Can I destroy you as I did the town of Admah? Can I treat you like Zeboyim? My heart is stirred inside me. It is filled with pity for you.

Joel 2:13

Don’t just tear your clothes to show how sad you are. Let your hearts be broken. Return to the Lord your God. He is gracious. He is tender and kind. He is slow to get angry. He is full of love. He won’t bring his judgment. He won’t destroy you.

Amos 7:3

So the Lord had pity on them. “I will let them continue for now,” he said.

Amos 7:6

So the Lord had pity on them. “I will let them continue for now,” the Lord and King said.

Jonah 3:10

God saw what they did. He saw that they stopped doing what was evil. So he took pity on them. He didn’t destroy them as he had said he would.

Jonah 3:4

Jonah began by going one whole day into the city. As he went, he announced, “In 40 days Nineveh will be destroyed.”

Jonah 4:2

He prayed to the Lord. Here is what Jonah said to him. “Lord, isn’t this exactly what I thought would happen when I was still at home? That is what I tried to prevent by running away to Tarshish. I knew that you are gracious. You are tender and kind. You are slow to get angry. You are full of love. You are a God who takes pity on people. You don’t want to destroy them.

Acts 15:16

“ ‘After this I will return and set up again David’s fallen tent. I will rebuild what was destroyed. I will make it what it used to be.

Deuteronomy 32:36

The Lord will come to the aid of his people. He’ll show tender love to those who serve him. He will know when their strength is gone. He’ll see that no one at all is left.

Judges 2:18

When the Lord gave them a leader, he was with that leader. The Lord saved the people from the power of their enemies. He did it as long as the leader lived. The Lord felt very sorry for the people. They groaned because of what their enemies did to them. Their enemies treated them badly.