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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/42.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/42.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I will show you compassion so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your land.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/42.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will be merciful to you by making him kind, so he will let you stay here in your land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/42.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you and let you remain in your own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will show you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/42.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And I will show you mercy, that he may have mercy on you and cause you to return to your own land.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will also show you compassion, so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own soil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216I will also show you compassion, so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own soil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘I will also show you compassion, so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own soil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will also show you compassion, so that he will have compassion on you and return you to your own soil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And I will show you compassion, so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will grant you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and allow you to return to your own soil.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will grant you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and allow you to return to your own soil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and I will even force him to have mercy on you and give back your farms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will have compassion on you. I will make him have compassion on you and return you to your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/42.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Because I am merciful, I will make him have mercy on you and let you go back home. I, the LORD, have spoken.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll show you compassion, so he will have compassion on you and return you to your land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will show you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own land.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will have compassion on you so that he in turn will have mercy on you and allow you to return to your land.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will show mercies to you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I give mercies to you, and he has pitied you, and caused you to return to your own ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I give to you mercies, and he hath pitied you, and caused you to turn back unto your own ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I will give mercies to you, and he compassionated you, and turned you back to your land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will shew mercies to you, and will take pity on you, and will cause you to dwell in your own land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will give you mercies, and I will take pity on you, and I will cause you to live in your own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will take pity on you, so that he will have pity on you and let you return to your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will grant you mercy, and he will have mercy on you and restore you to your native soil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will show mercy to you, that he may have mercy upon you and cause you to be settled in your own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall put mercy upon you, and I shall show you compassion, and I shall settle you in your land<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will grant you compassion, that he may have compassion upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will grant you mercy, and pity you, and will restore you to your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=12931" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Warning Against Going to Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear; do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from him. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·’et·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">And I will show</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7356.htm" title="7356: ra·ḥă·mîm (N-mp) -- Compassion. From racham; compassion; by extension, the womb; by implication, a maiden.">compassion,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7355.htm" title="7355: wə·ri·ḥam (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To love, have compassion. A primitive root; to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate.">and he will have compassion</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">on you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·hê·šîḇ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and restore</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: ’aḏ·maṯ·ḵem (N-fsc:: 2mp) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">your own land.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/33-19.htm">Exodus 33:19</a></span><br />“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a></span><br />Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-45.htm">Psalm 106:45</a></span><br />And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-9.htm">2 Chronicles 30:9</a></span><br />For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-11.htm">Nehemiah 1:11</a></span><br />O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-9.htm">Daniel 9:9</a></span><br />To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23</a></span><br />And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-6.htm">Zechariah 10:6</a></span><br />I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-15.htm">Romans 9:15</a></span><br />For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-4.htm">Ephesians 2:4-5</a></span><br />But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, / made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-11.htm">James 5:11</a></span><br />See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-50.htm">Luke 1:50</a></span><br />His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-7.htm">Matthew 5:7</a></span><br />Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/3-5.htm">Titus 3:5</a></span><br />He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will show mercies to you, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/1-11.htm">Nehemiah 1:11</a></b></br> O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-45.htm">Psalm 106:45,46</a></b></br> And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/16-7.htm">Proverbs 16:7</a></b></br> When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/42-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-1.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-26.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-13.htm">Grant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-16.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-26.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-23.htm">Pitied</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-26.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-3.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-3.htm">Show</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-8.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-14.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/42-16.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-4.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-42.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/haggai/2-9.htm">Grant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-42.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Pitied</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-42.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Show</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-5.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 42</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/42-1.htm">Johanan desires Jeremiah to enquire of God, promising obedience to his will.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/42-7.htm">Jeremiah assures him of safety in Judea;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/42-13.htm">and destruction in Egypt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">He reproves their hypocrisy.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/42.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/42.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And I will show you compassion</b><br>This phrase reflects God's promise of mercy to the remnant of Judah. In the context of <a href="/jeremiah/42.htm">Jeremiah 42</a>, the people sought guidance from God through the prophet Jeremiah after the Babylonian conquest. Compassion here signifies God's willingness to forgive and restore despite the people's previous disobedience. This echoes God's character as described in <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6</a>, where He is "compassionate and gracious." It also aligns with the theme of divine mercy found throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>.<p><b>and he will have compassion on you</b><br>The "he" refers to the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, who would be moved by God to show mercy to the people. This demonstrates God's sovereignty over nations and rulers, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/21.htm">Proverbs 21:1</a>, where the king's heart is in the hand of the Lord. Historically, this reflects the practice of ancient Near Eastern kings who often allowed displaced peoples to return to their homelands, as seen in the Cyrus Cylinder, which records a similar decree by Cyrus the Great.<p><b>and restore you to your own land.</b><br>The promise of restoration to their land is significant, as the land was central to the identity and covenant relationship between God and Israel. This restoration is a recurring theme in prophetic literature, symbolizing not just physical return but spiritual renewal. It prefigures the ultimate restoration through Christ, who restores believers to a right relationship with God. The return to the land also fulfills earlier prophecies, such as those in <a href="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3-5</a>, where God promises to bring His people back from captivity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_remnant_of_judah.htm">The Remnant of Judah</a></b><br>The group of Israelites left in Judah after the Babylonian exile, seeking guidance from God through Jeremiah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The period when the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon, leading to a significant time of trial and reflection for the Jewish people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_compassion.htm">God's Compassion</a></b><br>The divine promise of mercy and restoration, central to the message of hope in this passage.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/return_to_the_land.htm">Return to the Land</a></b><br>The promise of restoration to their homeland, symbolizing God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His covenant.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_compassion.htm">Understanding Divine Compassion</a></b><br>God's compassion is not just an emotional response but a commitment to act mercifully towards His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The remnant's request for guidance from God through Jeremiah underscores the importance of seeking and obeying God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a></b><br>God's promise to restore the Israelites to their land serves as a reminder of His faithfulness and the hope we have in His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>The assurance of restoration requires trust in God's perfect timing, even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_god's_promises.htm">Living in God's Promises</a></b><br>Believers today can find encouragement in God's promises of compassion and restoration, applying them to personal trials and spiritual journeys.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 42</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_jeremiah_31_with_jewish_divisions.htm">How do we reconcile Jeremiah 31's vision of a unified Israel with ongoing historical divisions among Jewish communities?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_historical_records_confirm_jeremiah_42.htm">Jeremiah 42:11-12: The text promises divine protection from Babylon; do non-biblical historical records confirm or contradict this claim?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_proof_of_jeremiah_12_15's_restoration.htm">Jeremiah 12:15 promises restoration after judgment; is there concrete historical proof of this restoration taking place?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_later_mentions_fit_moab's_prophecy.htm">If Jeremiah 48:42 says Moab will cease to be a people, how do later mentions of Moab or its descendants fit with this prophecy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/42.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">And cause you to return to your own land.</span>--The words admit of two interpretations--(1) that they should be carried away to Babylon, as others had been, and should afterwards return to their own country; (2) that they (the remnant who had been allowed by Nebuzaradan to remain to till the soil) should at once be allowed to return each man to his own field and vineyard. The latter is clearly more in harmony with the prophet's aim and temper, and it was probably in his purpose to intercede with their conquerors to this effect. The thought of a far-off exile as impending over them in the nearer future would hardly have induced them to remain where they were.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will show mercies unto you;</span> rather, <span class="accented">I will procure you mercy.</span> <span class="cmt_word">And cause you to return to.</span> As if the journey to Bethlehem were a virtual Exodus, But it is far more natural to read the consonants of the text in a slightly different manner, rendering, "and cause you to dwell in." So the Syriac, the Vulgate, and Aquila. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And I will show</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶתֵּ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’et·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">compassion,</span><br /><span class="heb">רַחֲמִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ra·ḥă·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7356.htm">Strong's 7356: </a> </span><span class="str2">Compassion, the womb, a maiden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he will have compassion</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרִחַ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ri·ḥam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7355.htm">Strong's 7355: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fondle, to love, to compassionate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and restore</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵשִׁ֥יב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hê·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your own land.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַדְמַתְכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’aḏ·maṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ground, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Jeremiah 42:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Jeremiah 42:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Jeremiah 42:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Jeremiah 42:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Jeremiah 42:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Jeremiah 42:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Jeremiah 42:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Jeremiah 42:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Jeremiah 42:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Jeremiah 42:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/42-12.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 42:12 I will grant you mercy that he (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/42-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 42:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 42:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/42-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 42:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 42:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>