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I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up, and not tear them down; I will plant them, and not pluck them up. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/24.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/24.htm">New King James Version</a> For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land; I will build them and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land; and I will build them up and not overthrow them, and I will plant them and not uproot them. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them up and not overthrow them, and I will plant them and not pluck them up. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them up and not overthrow them, and I will plant them and not pluck them up. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will return them to this land; and I will build them up and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not uproot them. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them up and not overwhelm them, and I will plant them and not uproot them. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will keep my eyes on them for their good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not demolish them; I will plant them and not uproot them. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will keep My eyes on them for their good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not demolish them; I will plant them and not uproot them. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> where I am watching over them. Then someday I will bring them back to this land. I will plant them, instead of uprooting them, and I will build them up, rather than tearing them down. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will watch over them for their own good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down. I will plant them and not uproot them. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will watch over them and bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not pull them up. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'll look at them with good intentions, and I'll bring them back to this land. I'll build them up. I won't tear them down; I'll plant them and not rip them up. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them. <a href="/net/jeremiah/24.htm">NET Bible</a> I will look after their welfare and will restore them to this land. There I will build them up and will not tear them down. I will plant them firmly in the land and will not uproot them. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For I will set my eyes on 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. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For I will set my 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. <a href="/web/jeremiah/24.htm">World English Bible</a> For I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land. I will build them, and not pull them down. I will plant them, and not pluck them up. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I have set My eyes on them for good, "" And have brought them back to this land, "" And built them up, and I do not throw down, "" And have planted them, and do not pluck up. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I have set Mine eyes on them for good, And have brought them back to this land, And built them up, and I throw not down, And have planted them, and pluck not up. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I set mine eyes upon them for good, and I turned them back upon this land: and I built them, and I will not pull down: and I planted them, and I will not pluck up.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will set my eyes upon them to be pacified, and I will bring them again into this land: and I will be their God: and I will build them up, and not pull them down: and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will set my eyes upon them, so as to be pleased. And I will lead them back into this land. And I will build them up, and I will not tear them down. And I will plant them, and I will not uproot them. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/24.htm">New American Bible</a> I will look after them for good and bring them back to this land, to build them up, not tear them down; to plant them, not uproot them. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I will set my eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up, and not tear them down; I will plant them, and not pluck them up.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For I will set my eyes upon them for good and not for evil, says the LORD, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them and not overthrow them; and I will plant them and not pluck them up. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall set my eyes upon them for good and I shall lead them to this region and I shall build them and I shall not destroy and I shall plant them and I shall not uproot<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I will set Mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them back to this land; and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I will fix mine eyes upon them for good, and I will restore them into this land for good: and I will build them up, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=7169" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/24.htm">The Good and Bad Figs</a> …5“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. 6<a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wə·śam·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">I will keep</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">My eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">for good</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 will return them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: ū·ḇə·nî·ṯîm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">I will build them up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2040.htm" title="2040: ’e·hĕ·rōs (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To throw down, break or tear down. A primitive root; to pull down or in pieces, break, &? Destroy.">tear them down;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5193.htm" title="5193: ū·nə·ṭa‘·tîm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To plant. A primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. Fix; specifically, to plant.">I will plant them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5428.htm" title="5428: ’et·tō·wōš (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To pull or pluck up, root out. A primitive root; to tear away.">uproot them.</a> 7I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/11-17.htm">Ezekiel 11:17-20</a> Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back to you the land of Israel.’ / When they return to it, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations. / And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh, ... <a href="/jeremiah/32-41.htm">Jeremiah 32:41</a> Yes, I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul. <a href="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3-5</a> 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. / Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon, He will gather you and return you from there. / And the LORD your God will bring you into the land your fathers possessed, and you will take possession of it. He will cause you to prosper and multiply more than your fathers. <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14-15</a> 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. / I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God. <a href="/ezekiel/36-24.htm">Ezekiel 36:24-28</a> 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. / I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. / I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. ... <a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Jeremiah 31:28</a> Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/33-7.htm">Jeremiah 33:7</a> I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times. <a href="/zechariah/10-6.htm">Zechariah 10:6</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5-6</a> Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west. / I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth— <a href="/jeremiah/3-18.htm">Jeremiah 3:18</a> In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave to your fathers as an inheritance. <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10-14</a> For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place. / For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. / Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. ... <a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23</a> 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.’” <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">Ezekiel 37:21-23</a> 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. / They will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. <a href="/isaiah/60-21.htm">Isaiah 60:21</a> Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For I will set my eyes on 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.For I will.<a href="/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Jeremiah 21:10</a> For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.<a href="/deuteronomy/11-12.htm">Deuteronomy 11:12</a> A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.<a href="/2_chronicles/16-9.htm">2 Chronicles 16:9</a> For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.and I will bring.<a href="/jeremiah/12-15.htm">Jeremiah 12:15</a> 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.<a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Jeremiah 23:3</a> And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.<a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10</a> For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.I will build.<a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10</a> See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.<a href="/jeremiah/18-7.htm">Jeremiah 18:7-9</a> At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; … <a href="/jeremiah/32-41.htm">Jeremiah 32:41</a> 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/22-14.htm">Build</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-9.htm">Building</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-5.htm">Built</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-5.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-5.htm">Good</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-9.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-9.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-9.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Pluck</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Pulling</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-39.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-7.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-7.htm">Uproot</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-7.htm">Uprooting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-10.htm">Watch</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Build</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Building</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Built</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-14.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-14.htm">Good</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-5.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Pluck</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-13.htm">Pulling</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-8.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Uproot</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Uprooting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">Watch</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 24</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Under the type of good and bad figs,</a> 4. <a href="/jeremiah/24-4.htm">he foreshows the restoration of those who were in captivity;</a> 8. <a href="/jeremiah/24-8.htm">and the desolation of Zedekiah and the rest.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/24.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/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I will keep My eyes on them for good This phrase indicates God's protective and benevolent oversight. In the context of Jeremiah, God is speaking about the exiles in Babylon, promising His watchful care over them. This reflects God's covenant faithfulness, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/11-12.htm">Deuteronomy 11:12</a>, where the land of Israel is described as a place under God's constant watch. The phrase also echoes the assurance found in <a href="/psalms/121-3.htm">Psalm 121:3-4</a>, where God is depicted as a vigilant guardian who neither slumbers nor sleeps.and will return them to this land Here, God promises the restoration of the exiles to their homeland, a theme prevalent in the prophetic books. This return is not just physical but also spiritual, as it signifies a renewal of the covenant relationship. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled when the Persian King Cyrus allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem (<a href="/ezra/1.htm">Ezra 1:1-4</a>). Theologically, it prefigures the ultimate gathering of God's people, as seen in eschatological passages like <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a>.I will build them up and not tear them down This phrase contrasts with the earlier judgments pronounced on Judah, where God declared He would tear down what He had built (<a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10</a>). The promise to build up signifies restoration and growth, both physically in terms of the nation and spiritually in terms of the people's relationship with God. It reflects the hope of renewal and echoes the promise of a new covenant found in <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>.I will plant them and not uproot them The imagery of planting suggests stability and permanence, contrasting with the uprooting that symbolizes judgment and exile (<a href="/jeremiah/12-14.htm">Jeremiah 12:14-17</a>). This agricultural metaphor is common in Scripture, illustrating God's intention to establish His people firmly in their land. It also points to the Messianic hope, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/60-21.htm">Isaiah 60:21</a>, where the righteous are described as the branch of God's planting, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the true vine (<a href="/john/15.htm">John 15:1-5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. He is known for his prophecies of judgment and restoration. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which faced destruction and exile due to its disobedience to God. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The period when the people of Judah were taken captive to Babylon, a significant event in Jewish history that serves as the backdrop for this prophecy. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The sovereign Lord who promises restoration and care for His people despite their previous disobedience. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a> Refers to the Promised Land, which God had given to the Israelites, symbolizing His covenant and blessings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_care.htm">God's Sovereign Care</a> God watches over His people with a purpose for their good, even in times of discipline or exile. <a href="/topical/p/promise_of_restoration.htm">Promise of Restoration</a> Despite past failures, God promises to restore and rebuild His people, offering hope and a future. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_growth_and_stability.htm">Spiritual Growth and Stability</a> Like a plant that is not uprooted, believers are called to grow in faith and remain steadfast in God's promises. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a> God's commitment to His covenant is unwavering, and He desires His people to return to Him wholeheartedly. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_difficult_times.htm">Hope in Difficult Times</a> Even in challenging circumstances, believers can trust in God's plan for their ultimate good and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 24</a> <a href="/q/when_should_you_weep_or_laugh.htm">What is calamus in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/does_god_possess_a_soul.htm">Does God possess a soul?</a> <a href="/q/where's_proof_exiles_thrived_and_returned.htm">Jeremiah 24:5 – If God favored those taken into exile, where is the clear evidence that they flourished in Babylon and returned as promised? </a> <a href="/q/jeremiah_42__aligns_with_god's_teachings.htm">Jeremiah 42 (overall): How do the warnings and outcomes in this chapter align with other biblical teachings on God's protection and judgment, and are there any inconsistencies?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) I will set mine eyes upon them for good.--The state of the Jews at Babylon at the time of the return from exile was obviously far above that of slaves or prisoners. They had money (<a href="/ezra/2-69.htm" title="They gave after their ability to the treasure of the work three score and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.">Ezra 2:69</a>), they cultivated land, they built houses (<a href="/jeremiah/29-4.htm" title="Thus said the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon;">Jeremiah 29:4</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/29-28.htm" title="For therefore he sent to us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build you houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.">Jeremiah 29:28</a>). Many were reluctant to leave their new home for the land of their fathers, and among these must have been the families represented at a later date by Ezra and the priests and Levites who accompanied him (<a href="/ezra/8-15.htm" title="And I gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava; and there stayed we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.">Ezra 8:15</a>). They were not subjected, as many conquered nations have been, to the misery of a second emigration to a more distant land. The victory of Cyrus manifestly brought with it every way an improvement in their condition; but even under Nebuchadnezzar they rose, as in the case of Daniel and his companions, to high honour.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - I will build them, etc. (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/12-16.htm">Jeremiah 12:16</a>). As the next verse shows. it is not merely outward prosperity that is meant, but spiritual regeneration. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I will keep וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י (wə·śam·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set My eyes עֵינִ֤י (‘ê·nî) Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain upon עֲלֵיהֶם֙ (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against their good לְטוֹבָ֔ה (lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good and will return וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֖ים (wa·hă·ši·ḇō·ṯîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again them to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against this הַזֹּ֑את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, land. הָאָ֣רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land I will build them up וּבְנִיתִים֙ (ū·ḇə·nî·ṯîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build and not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no tear [them] down; אֶהֱרֹ֔ס (’e·hĕ·rōs) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2040.htm">Strong's 2040: </a> To pull down, in pieces, break, & destroy I will plant וּנְטַעְתִּ֖ים (ū·nə·ṭa‘·tîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5193.htm">Strong's 5193: </a> To strike in, fix, to plant them and not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no uproot them. אֶתּֽוֹשׁ׃ (’et·tō·wōš) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5428.htm">Strong's 5428: </a> To pull or pluck up, root out <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Jeremiah 24:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Jeremiah 24:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Jeremiah 24:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Jeremiah 24:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Jeremiah 24:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Jeremiah 24:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Jeremiah 24:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Jeremiah 24:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Jeremiah 24:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Jeremiah 24:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-6.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 24:6 For I will set my eyes (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/24-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 24:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 24:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/24-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 24:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 24:7" /></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>