Jeremiah 42 · Verse 10

Jeremiah 42:10

If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
Jeremiah 42:10, King James Version

Jeremiah 42:10 in other translations

BSB‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you.
WEB‘If you will still live in this land, then I will build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I grieve over the distress that I have brought on you.
ASVIf ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
YLT‘If ye do certainly dwell in this land, then I have builded you up, and I throw not down; and I have planted you, and I pluck not up; for I have repented concerning the evil that I have done to you.
DARBYIf ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not overthrow you, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
BBEIf you still go on living in the land, then I will go on building you up and not pulling you down, planting you and not uprooting you: for my purpose of doing evil to you has been changed.
WebsterIf ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent of the evil that I have done to you.

What does Jeremiah 42:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. If ye ... abide--namely, under the Babylonian authority, to which God hath appointed that all should be subject (Da 2:37, 38). To resist was to resist God. build ... plant--metaphor for, I will firmly establish you (Jr 24:6). I repent ... of the evil--(Jr 18:8; De 32:36). I am satisfied with the punishment I have inflicted on you, if only you add not a new offense [Grotius]. God is said to "repent," when He alters His outward ways of dealing.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 For I repent me of the evil - The meaning is, As I have punished you only because you continued to be rebellious, I will arrest this punishment as soon as you become obedient to my word. You need not fear the king of Babylon if you have me for your helper; and I will so show mercy to you that he shall see it, and cease from afflicting you, as he shall see that I am on your side.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 42:7-22

If we would know the mind of the Lord in doubtful cases, we must wait as well as pray. God is ever ready to return in mercy to those he has afflicted; and he never rejects any who rely on his promises. He has declared enough to silence even the causeless fears of his people, which discourge them in the way of duty. Whatever loss or suffering we may fear from obedience, is provided against in God's word; and he will…

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Jeremiah 42:10 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.

אִם\־'im-<if>H518
שׁ֤וֹבShovcertainly [if] <to return>H7725
תֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙te.she.Vuyou will remainH3427
בָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzin the landH776
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
וּבָנִ֤יתִיu.va.Ni.tiand I will build upH1129
אֶתְכֶם֙'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
אֶהֱרֹ֔ס'e.he.RosI will tear [you] downH2040
וְנָטַעְתִּ֥יve.na.ta'.Tiand I will plantH5193
אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
אֶתּ֑וֹשׁ'e.To.oshI will pluck [you] upH5428
כִּ֤יkiforH3588
נִחַ֙מְתִּי֙ni.Cham.tiI am grievedH5162
אֶל\־'el-concerningH413
הָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'Ahthe harmH7451
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
עָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiI have doneH6213
לָכֶֽם\׃la.Khemto <the> you

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 42:10

  • Ezekiel 36:36

    Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it.

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 24:6

    For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.

  • Joel 2:13

    And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

  • Jeremiah 33:7

    And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.

  • Amos 7:6

    The Lord repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord God.

  • Exodus 32:14

    And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.

  • Jonah 4:2

    And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

  • Jeremiah 18:7-10

    At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

  • Jonah 3:10

    And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.

  • Hosea 11:8

    How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.

  • Genesis 26:2-3

    And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
abide.
Ge 26:2,3; Ps 37:3
then.
24:6; 31:28; 33:7; Ps 69:35; 102:16; Eze 36:36; Ac 15:16
for I.
18:7-10; 26:19; Ex 32:14; De 32:36; Jud 2:18; 2Sa 24:16; Ps 106:45
Ho 11:8; Joe 2:13; Am 7:3,6; Jon 3:10; 4:2

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Context

  • Jeremiah 42:9

    And said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;

  • Jeremiah 42:10

    If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.

  • Jeremiah 42:11

    Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the Lord: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

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Jeremiah 42:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Si os quedareis quietos en esta tierra, os edificaré, y no os destruiré; os plantaré, y no os arrancaré: porque arrepentido estoy del mal que os he hecho.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Si vous continuez à habiter dans ce pays, je vous bâtirai, et je ne vous renverserai pas, et je vous planterai, et je ne vous arracherai pas; car je me repens du mal que je vous ai fait.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wenn ihr in diesem Lande wohnen bleibet, so werde ich euch bauen und nicht abbrechen, und euch pflanzen und nicht ausreißen; denn es reut mich des Übels, das ich euch getan habe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Si quiescentes manseritis in terra hac, ædificabo vos, et non destruam: plantabo, et non evellam: jam enim placatus sum super malo quod feci vobis.