Jeremiah 42:10

New Living Translation

‘Stay here in this land. If you do, I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you. For I am sorry about all the punishment I have had to bring upon you.

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:16

But as the angel was preparing to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented and said to the death angel, “Stop! That is enough!” At that moment the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

Psalm 102:16

For the Lord will rebuild Jerusalem. He will appear in his glory.

Psalm 106:45

He remembered his covenant with them and relented because of his unfailing love.

Psalm 37:3

Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.

Psalm 69:35

For God will save Jerusalem and rebuild the towns of Judah. His people will live there and settle in their own land.

Exodus 32:14

So the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on his people.

Jeremiah 24:6

I will watch over and care for them, and I will bring them back here again. I will build them up and not tear them down. I will plant them and not uproot them.

Jeremiah 26:19

But did King Hezekiah and the people kill him for saying this? No, they turned from their sins and worshiped the Lord. They begged him for mercy. Then the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had pronounced against them. So we are about to do ourselves great harm.”

Jeremiah 27:11

But the people of any nation that submits to the king of Babylon will be allowed to stay in their own country to farm the land as usual. I, the Lord, have spoken!’”

Jeremiah 31:28

In the past I deliberately uprooted and tore down this nation. I overthrew it, destroyed it, and brought disaster upon it. But in the future I will just as deliberately plant it and build it up. I, the Lord, have spoken!

Jeremiah 33:7

I will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel and rebuild their towns.

Jeremiah 43:4

So Johanan and the other military leaders and all the people refused to obey the Lord’s command to stay in Judah.

Ezekiel 36:36

Then the surrounding nations that survive will know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt the ruins and replanted the wasteland. For I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do what I say.

Hosea 11:8

“Oh, how can I give you up, Israel? How can I let you go? How can I destroy you like Admah or demolish you like Zeboiim? My heart is torn within me, and my compassion overflows.

Joel 2:13

Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish.

Amos 7:3

So the Lord relented from this plan. “I will not do it,” he said.

Amos 7:6

Then the Lord relented from this plan, too. “I will not do that either,” said the Sovereign Lord.

Jonah 3:10

When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.

Jonah 3:4

On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!”

Jonah 4:2

So he complained to the Lord about it: “Didn’t I say before I left home that you would do this, Lord? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people.

Acts 15:16

‘Afterward I will return and restore the fallen house of David. I will rebuild its ruins and restore it,

Deuteronomy 32:36

“Indeed, the Lord will give justice to his people, and he will change his mind about his servants, when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free.

Judges 2:18

Whenever the Lord raised up a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge’s lifetime. For the Lord took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering.