Jeremiah 32 · Verse 42

Jeremiah 32:42

For thus saith the Lord; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.
Jeremiah 32:42, King James Version

Jeremiah 32:42 in other translations

BSBFor this is what the LORD says: Just as I have brought all this great disaster on this people, so I will bring on them all the good I have promised them.
WEBFor the LORD says: “Just as I have brought all this great evil on this people, so I will bring on them all the good that I have promised them.
ASVFor thus saith Jehovah: Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.
YLT‘For thus said Jehovah: As I brought in unto this people all this great evil, so I am bringing in on them all the good that I am speaking concerning them;
DARBYFor thus saith Jehovah: Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have spoken concerning them.
BBEFor the Lord has said: As I have made all this great evil come on this people, so I will send on them all the good which I said about them.
WebsterFor thus saith the LORD; As I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.

What does Jeremiah 32:42 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
42. (Jr 31:28). The restoration from Babylon was only a slight foretaste of the grace to be expected by Israel at last through Christ.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 42 Will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised - God's word cannot fail. The Jews have never yet received the good that God has promised. Nothing like the fulfillment of these promises took place after their return from Babylon; therefore there remaineth yet a rest for these ancient people of God; and it is under the Christian dispensation that they are to have it.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 32:26-44

God's answer discovers the purposes of his wrath against that generation of the Jews, and the purposes of his grace concerning future generations. It is sin, and nothing else, that ruins them. The restoration of Judah and Jerusalem is promised. This people were now at length brought to despair. But God gives hope of mercy which he had in store for them hereafter. Doubtless the promises are sure to all believers. God…

Read the full comment on Jeremiah 32:26-44 →

Jeremiah 32:42 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
כֹה֙khohthusH3541
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
הֵבֵ֙אתִי֙he.Ve.tiI have broughtH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הָעָ֣םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
אֵ֛ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'Ahthe calamityH7451
הַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.Lah<the> greatH1419
הַזֹּ֑אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
כֵּ֣ןkensoH3651
אָנֹכִ֞י'a.no.KhiIH595
מֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'[will] bringH935
עֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hemon themH5921
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.Vahthe goodH2896
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiIH595
דֹּבֵ֥רdo.Ver[am] speakingH1696
עֲלֵיהֶֽם\׃'a.lei.Hemto themH5921

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 32:42

  • Jeremiah 31:28

    And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord.

  • Joshua 23:14-15

    And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof. Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the Lord your God promised you; so shall the Lord bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.

  • Zechariah 8:14-15

    For thus saith the Lord of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord of hosts, and I repented not: So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.

  • Jeremiah 33:10-11

    Thus saith the Lord; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast, The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the Lord.

  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Like.
31:28; Jos 23:14,15; Zec 8:14,15; Mt 24:35
so.
33:10,11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 32:41

    Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

  • Jeremiah 32:42

    For thus saith the Lord; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.

  • Jeremiah 32:43

    And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.

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Jeremiah 32:42 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque así ha dicho Jehová: Como traje sobre este pueblo todo este grande mal, así traeré sobre ellos todo el bien que acerca de ellos hablo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car ainsi dit l’ Éternel: Comme j’ai fait venir sur ce peuple tout ce grand mal, ainsi je ferai venir sur eux tout le bien que j’ai prononcé à leur égard.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn so spricht Jehova: Gleichwie ich über dieses Volk all dieses große Unglück gebracht habe, also will ich über sie all das Gute bringen, das ich über sie rede.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quia hæc dicit Dominus: Sicut adduxi super populum istum omne malum hoc grande, sic adducam super eos omne bonum quod ego loquor ad eos.