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I will bring them home to their own lands again, each nation to its own possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And after I have plucked them up, I will again have compassion on them, and I will bring them again each to his heritage and each to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But after I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then it shall be, after I have plucked them out, that I will return and have compassion on them and bring them back, everyone to his heritage and everyone to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And it will come about that after I have driven them out, I will again have compassion on them; and I will bring them back, each one to his inheritance and each one to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And it will come about that after I have uprooted them, I will again have compassion on them; and I will bring them back, each one to his inheritance and each one to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And it will come about that after I have uprooted them, I will again have compassion on them; and I will bring them back, each one to his inheritance and each one to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And it will come about that after I have uprooted them, I will return and have compassion on them; and I will cause them to return, each one to his inheritance and each one to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And it shall come about that after I have uprooted them, I will return <i>and</i> have compassion on them; and I will bring them back again, each one to his inheritance and each one to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them; and I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But later, I will have pity on these nations and bring them back to their own lands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them; and I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After I've uprooted them, I will have compassion on them again. I will return them to their inheritance and to their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But after I have taken them away, I will have mercy on them; I will bring each nation back to its own land and to its own country. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After I've uprooted them, I'll again have compassion on them. I'll return each one of them to his inheritance, and each one to his own land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But after I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But after I have uprooted the people of those nations, I will relent and have pity on them. I will restore the people of each of those nations to their own lands and to their own country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It shall happen, after that I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them; and I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, after I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It will happen that after I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them. I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it has been, after My plucking them out, "" I turn back, and have pitied them, "" And I have brought them back, "" Each to his inheritance, and each to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it hath been, after My plucking them out, I turn back, and have pitied them, And I have brought them back, Each to his inheritance, and each to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it was after my tearing them up I will turn back and compassionate them, and cause them to dwell a man to his inheritance, and a man to his land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when I shall have plucked them out, I will return, and have mercy on them: and I will bring them back, every man to his inheritance, and every man to his land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when I have rooted them out, I will turn back and take pity on them. And I will lead them back, one man to his inheritance, and another man to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But after uprooting them, I will have compassion on them again and bring them back, each to their heritage, each to their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And after I have plucked them up, I will again have compassion on them, and I will bring them again to their heritage and to their land, every one of them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And after I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage and every man to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And after I will uproot them, I shall return and I shall show compassion upon them, and I shall lead them, each man to his inheritance and each man to his land<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them up, I will again have compassion on them; and I will bring them back, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, after I have cast them out, <i>that</i> I will return, and have mercy upon them, and will cause them to dwell every one in his inheritance, and every one is his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/12-15.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=3819" 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/12.htm">A Message for Israel's Neighbors</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14</span>This is what the LORD says: “As for all My evil neighbors who attack the inheritance that I bequeathed to My people Israel, I am about to uproot them from their land, and I will uproot the house of Judah from among them. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after</a> <a href="/hebrew/5428.htm" title="5428: nā·ṯə·šî (V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- To pull or pluck up, root out. A primitive root; to tear away.">I have uprooted them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ’ā·šūḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">I will once again</a> <a href="/hebrew/7355.htm" title="7355: wə·ri·ḥam·tîm (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To love, have compassion. A primitive root; to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate.">have compassion on them</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wa·hă·ši·ḇō·ṯîm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and return</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">each one</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: lə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">to his inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: wə·’îš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: lə·’ar·ṣōw (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and to his land.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people.…<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="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3</a></span><br />then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14</a></span><br />I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a></span><br />On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-24.htm">Ezekiel 36:24</a></span><br />For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-20.htm">Zephaniah 3:20</a></span><br />At that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/1-10.htm">Hosea 1:10-11</a></span><br />Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ / Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day of Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-1.htm">Isaiah 14:1</a></span><br />For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Ezekiel 37:21-22</a></span><br />you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land. / I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Isaiah 60:10</a></span><br />Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.<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/11-23.htm">Romans 11:23-24</a></span><br />And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. / For if you were cut from a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into one that is cultivated, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-16.htm">Acts 15:16-17</a></span><br />‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, / so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a></span><br />He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-8.htm">Isaiah 56:8</a></span><br />Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-24.htm">Isaiah 19:24-25</a></span><br />In that day Israel will join a three-party alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing upon the earth. / The LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.</p><p class="hdg">after.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">Jeremiah 48:47</a></b></br> Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far <i>is</i> the judgment of Moab.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-6.htm">Jeremiah 49:6,39</a></b></br> And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3</a></b></br> That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.</p><p class="hdg">heritage.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-47.htm">Jeremiah 48:47</a></b></br> Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far <i>is</i> the judgment of Moab.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-6.htm">Jeremiah 49:6,39</a></b></br> And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/32-18.htm">Numbers 32:18</a></b></br> We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/6-23.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-5.htm">Country</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-14.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-14.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Pitied</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm">Plucked</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Plucking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-10.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Uproot</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-25.htm">Uprooted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm">Country</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-18.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-18.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-23.htm">Pitied</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-17.htm">Plucked</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-17.htm">Plucking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-17.htm">Uproot</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-17.htm">Uprooted</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Jeremiah, complaining of the prosperity of the wicked, by faith sees their ruin.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/12-5.htm">God admonishes him of his brothers' treachery against him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">and laments his heritage.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/12-14.htm">He promises to the penitent return from captivity.</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/12.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/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But after I have uprooted them</b><br>This phrase refers to God's judgment on the nations surrounding Israel, as well as on Israel itself. The imagery of uprooting is often used in the Bible to describe God's removal of people from their land due to sin and disobedience. This reflects the historical context of the Babylonian exile, where both Israel and surrounding nations experienced displacement. The uprooting signifies God's sovereign control over nations and His ability to judge and discipline.<p><b>I will once again have compassion on them</b><br>Here, the focus shifts to God's mercy and grace. Despite the judgment, God promises to show compassion, highlighting His character as both just and merciful. This reflects the covenantal relationship God has with His people, where discipline is followed by restoration. The compassion of God is a recurring theme in the Bible, seen in passages like <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>, which speaks of His mercies being new every morning.<p><b>and return each one to his inheritance</b><br>The concept of inheritance is significant in the biblical narrative, often referring to the land promised to the descendants of Abraham. This promise of return to their inheritance underscores God's faithfulness to His covenant promises. It also points to the restoration of identity and blessing for the people. Theologically, this can be seen as a type of the ultimate inheritance believers have in Christ, as mentioned in <a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a>.<p><b>and to his land</b><br>The land is a central theme in the Old Testament, symbolizing God's promise and provision. The return to the land signifies not just physical restoration but also spiritual renewal and fulfillment of God's promises. Historically, this was partially fulfilled when the exiles returned from Babylon. Prophetically, it points to the ultimate restoration and peace that will be realized in the Messianic kingdom. This return to the land is a foretaste of the new heavens and new earth promised in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of judgment and restoration to the people of Judah and the surrounding nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the surrounding nations that God promises to uproot due to their sins but also to restore in His compassion.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary audience of Jeremiah's prophecies.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance.htm">Inheritance</a></b><br>The land given by God to the Israelites, symbolizing God's promise and blessing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/restoration.htm">Restoration</a></b><br>The act of God bringing back the people to their land, signifying His mercy and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>God is just in His judgment but also merciful in His promise of restoration. This duality should encourage believers to trust in God's perfect balance of justice and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>Restoration follows repentance. Believers are called to examine their lives, repent of their sins, and seek God's forgiveness to experience His restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_promises.htm">Hope in God's Promises</a></b><br>Even in times of discipline, God’s promises of restoration provide hope. Believers can hold onto these promises during difficult times, knowing that God is faithful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_compassion.htm">The Role of Compassion</a></b><br>God's compassion is a central theme. As recipients of His compassion, believers are called to extend compassion to others, reflecting God's character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance_and_identity.htm">Inheritance and Identity</a></b><br>The return to one's inheritance signifies a return to identity and purpose in God. Believers should seek to live in the fullness of their identity in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_tourette's.htm">What does the Bible say about tribalism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_forsake_yet_protect.htm">How does God’s apparent forsaking of His inheritance (Jeremiah 12:7) fit with the Bible’s broader claim of His unwavering protection? </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/are_there_records_of_invasions_in_jeremiah_12_14.htm">In Jeremiah 12:14, God mentions punishing invading neighbors. Are there historical records confirming such invasions or conflicts?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">I will return, and have compassion on them.</span>--The words refer, as <a href="/jeremiah/12-16.htm" title="And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD lives; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the middle of my people.">Jeremiah 12:16</a> shows, not to Judah only, but to the "evil neighbours." For them also there is hope, and that hope is bound up with the return of Judah. Strong as was the prophet's desire for retribution, it is overpowered by the new love shed abroad in his soul, and he sees that it does not exclude, even in their case, the pity and the yearning that look beyond it for an ultimate restoration.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will return, and have compassion</span>. The rendering is too Hebraistic; the sense is simply, <span class="accented">I will</span> <span class="accented">again have compassion</span>. The prophets offer no partial or "nationalistic" view; of the mercy of God (comp. on Jeremiah 48:47). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/12-15.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">But</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after</span><br /><span class="heb">אַֽחֲרֵי֙</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have uprooted them,</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתְשִׁ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯə·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5428.htm">Strong's 5428: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull or pluck up, root out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will once again</span><br /><span class="heb">אָשׁ֖וּב</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·šūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common 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">have compassion on them</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרִֽחַמְתִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ri·ḥam·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural<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">and return</span><br /><span class="heb">וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(wa·hă·ši·ḇō·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural<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">each one</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֥ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to his inheritance</span><br /><span class="heb">לְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and to his land.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַרְצֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ar·ṣōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/12-15.htm">Jeremiah 12:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/12-15.htm">Jeremiah 12:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/12-15.htm">Jeremiah 12:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/12-15.htm">Jeremiah 12:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/12-15.htm">Jeremiah 12:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/12-15.htm">Jeremiah 12:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/12-15.htm">Jeremiah 12:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/12-15.htm">Jeremiah 12:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/12-15.htm">Jeremiah 12:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/12-15.htm">Jeremiah 12:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/12-15.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 12:15 It shall happen after that I have (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/12-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 12:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 12:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/12-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 12:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 12:16" /></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>