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If you do, I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you. For I am sorry about all the punishment I have had to bring upon you. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/42.htm">English Standard Version</a> If you will remain in this land, then I will build you up and not pull you down; I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I relent of the disaster that I did to you. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> ‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/42.htm">King James Bible</a> If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/42.htm">New King James Version</a> ‘If you will still remain in this land, then I will build you and not pull you down, and I will plant you and not pluck you up. For I relent concerning the disaster that I have brought upon you. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down, and I will plant you and not uproot you; for I will relent of the disaster that I have inflicted on you. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/42.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down, and I will plant you and not uproot you; for I will relent concerning the calamity that I have inflicted on you. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down, and I will plant you and not uproot you; for I shall relent concerning the calamity that I have inflicted on you. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> ‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not pull you down, and I will plant you and not uproot you; for I have relented of the calamity that I have done against you. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘If you will indeed remain in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down, and I will plant you and not uproot you; for I will relent and be satisfied concerning the disaster that I have inflicted on you [as discipline, and I will replace judgment with compassion]. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> ‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will rebuild and not demolish you, and I will plant and not uproot you, because I relent concerning the disaster that I have brought on you. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8216If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will rebuild and not demolish you, and I will plant and not uproot you, because I relent concerning the disaster that I have brought on you. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/42.htm">American Standard Version</a> If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I am sorry that I had to punish you, and so I now tell you to stay here in Judah, where I will plant you and build you up, instead of tearing you down and uprooting you. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/42.htm">English Revised Version</a> If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Suppose you stay in this land. Then I will build you up and not tear you down. I will plant you and not uproot you. I will change my plans about the disaster I've brought on you. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/42.htm">Good News Translation</a> 'If you are willing to go on living in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not pull you up. The destruction I brought on you has caused me great sorrow. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/42.htm">International Standard Version</a> If you will just remain in this land, I'll build you up and not pull you down. I'll plant you and not uproot you, for I'm sorry about the disaster I've brought on you. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you. <a href="/net/jeremiah/42.htm">NET Bible</a> If you will just stay in this land, I will build you up. I will not tear you down. I will firmly plant you. I will not uproot you. For I am filled with sorrow because of the disaster that I have brought on you. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 'If you will still live in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I grieve over the distress that I have brought on you. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent of the evil that I have done to you. <a href="/web/jeremiah/42.htm">World English Bible</a> ‘If you will still live in this land, then I will build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I grieve over the distress that I have brought on you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> If you certainly dwell in this land, then I have built you up, and I do not throw down; and I have planted you, and I do not pluck up; for I have relented concerning the calamity that I have done to you. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'If ye do certainly dwell in this land, then I have builded you up, and I throw not down; and I have planted you, and I pluck not up; for I have repented concerning the evil that I have done to you. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> If dwelling, ye will dwell in this land, and I built you, and I will not pull down, and I planted you, and I will not pluck up: for I grieved for the evil which I did to you.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If you will be quiet and remain in this land, I will build you up, and not pull you down: I will plane you, and not pluck you up: for now I am appeased for the evil that I have done to you. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> If you dwell quietly in this land, I will build you up, and I will not tear you down. I will plant you, and I will not uproot you. For now I have been appeased by the harm that I have done to you. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/42.htm">New American Bible</a> If indeed you will remain in this land, I will build you up, and not tear you down; I will plant you, not uproot you; for I repent of the evil I have done you. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> If you will only remain in this land, then I will build you up and not pull you down; I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I am sorry for the disaster that I have brought upon you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> If you will dwell in this land, then I will build you and not pull you down, and I will plant you and not pluck you up; for I will cease from the harm that I have done to you. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> ‘If you will remain in this land, I shall build you up and I shall not destroy you, and I shall plant you and I shall not uproot you, and I shall cease from the evil that I have done to you<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I repent Me of the evil that I have done unto you. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> If ye will indeed dwell in this land, I will build you, and will not pull you down, but will plant you, and in no wise pluck you up: for I have ceased from the calamities which I brought upon you. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/42-10.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=12903" 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/42.htm">Warning Against Going to Egypt</a> …9Jeremiah told them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition: 10<a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">‘If</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šō·wḇ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: tê·šə·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">you will indeed stay</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.">in this</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, 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·ḇā·nî·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">then I will build</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 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 you down;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5193.htm" title="5193: wə·nā·ṭa‘·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To plant. A primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. Fix; specifically, to plant.">I will plant</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/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 you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: ni·ḥam·tî (V-Nifal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">I will relent</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā·‘āh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">the disaster</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">I have brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">upon you.</a> 11Do 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.…<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="/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Jeremiah 24:6</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="/jeremiah/18-7.htm">Jeremiah 18:7-10</a> At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed. / But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring. / And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom, ... <a href="/deuteronomy/30-9.htm">Deuteronomy 30:9</a> So the LORD your God will make you abound in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land. Indeed, the LORD will again delight in your prosperity, as He delighted in that of your fathers, <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a> and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. <a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19</a> If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. <a href="/ezekiel/36-11.htm">Ezekiel 36:11</a> I will fill you with people and animals, and they will multiply and be fruitful. I will make you as inhabited as you once were, and I will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/zechariah/8-12.htm">Zechariah 8:12</a> “For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance. <a href="/psalms/85-1.htm">Psalm 85:1</a> For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity. <a href="/hosea/14-4.htm">Hosea 14:4-7</a> I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them. / I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon. / His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. ... <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="/leviticus/26-9.htm">Leviticus 26:9</a> I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will establish My covenant with you. <a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">1 Kings 9:3</a> And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time. <a href="/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Nehemiah 1:9</a> but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’ <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If you will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done to you.abide.<a href="/genesis/26-2.htm">Genesis 26:2,3</a> And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: … <a href="/psalms/37-3.htm">Psalm 37:3</a> Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.then.<a href="/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Jeremiah 24:6</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="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Jeremiah 31:28</a> And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.<a href="/jeremiah/33-7.htm">Jeremiah 33:7</a> And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.for I.<a href="/jeremiah/18-7.htm">Jeremiah 18:7-10</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/26-19.htm">Jeremiah 26:19</a> Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the LORD, and besought the LORD, and the LORD repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.<a href="/exodus/32-14.htm">Exodus 32:14</a> And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/41-17.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-9.htm">Build</a> <a href="/songs/4-4.htm">Builded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-9.htm">Building</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-2.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-11.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-7.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-6.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm">Grieve</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-25.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-14.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm">Inflicted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-7.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-41.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Pluck</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-13.htm">Pulling</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-6.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Relent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-24.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-23.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Uproot</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-28.htm">Uprooting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/42-13.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-2.htm">Build</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-5.htm">Builded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-4.htm">Building</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-12.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-13.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Grieve</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-22.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-15.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-12.htm">Inflicted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-4.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-2.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-5.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-4.htm">Pluck</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-9.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-4.htm">Pulling</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-30.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-14.htm">Relent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-6.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-4.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-4.htm">Uproot</a> <a href="/psalms/44-2.htm">Uprooting</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 42</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/42-1.htm">Johanan desires Jeremiah to enquire of God, promising obedience to his will.</a> 7. <a href="/jeremiah/42-7.htm">Jeremiah assures him of safety in Judea;</a> 13. <a href="/jeremiah/42-13.htm">and destruction in Egypt.</a> 19. <a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">He reproves their hypocrisy.</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/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>If you will indeed stay in this land This phrase is a direct command from God to the remnant of Judah through the prophet Jeremiah. The context is post-Babylonian exile, where the people are contemplating fleeing to Egypt for safety. Staying in the land signifies trust in God's promise and His sovereignty. Historically, the land of Judah was the covenant land given to the Israelites, and remaining there was an act of faithfulness to God's covenant.then I will build you up and not tear you down; This promise echoes the language of restoration and hope. The imagery of building up suggests stability, growth, and prosperity. It contrasts with the earlier prophecies of destruction due to disobedience (<a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10</a>). The assurance of not being torn down reflects God's mercy and willingness to restore His people if they obey.I will plant you and not uproot you, The metaphor of planting signifies establishing roots and permanence. It is reminiscent of the promises in <a href="/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Jeremiah 24:6</a>, where God speaks of watching over the people for their good. The idea of not being uprooted contrasts with the exile, where the people were forcibly removed from their land. This promise indicates a reversal of their previous judgment.for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you. This phrase highlights God's compassion and readiness to forgive. The disaster refers to the Babylonian conquest and exile, seen as divine judgment for the people's sins. The concept of God relenting is seen in other scriptures, such as <a href="/jonah/3-10.htm">Jonah 3:10</a>, where God spares Nineveh. It underscores the conditional nature of prophecy, where repentance can lead to divine mercy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_remnant_of_judah.htm">The Remnant of Judah</a> The group of Israelites who remained in Judah after the Babylonian conquest and exile. 3. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The place where the remnant considered fleeing to escape further Babylonian oppression. 4. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The period when many Israelites were taken captive to Babylon, a significant event in Jewish history. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god's_promise.htm">God's Promise</a> The assurance given by God through Jeremiah that He would restore and bless the people if they remained in the land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_brings_restoration.htm">Obedience Brings Restoration</a> God's promise to "build you up and not tear you down" emphasizes the importance of obedience to His commands. Staying in the land was a test of faith and trust in God's plan. <a href="/topical/g/god's_relenting_nature.htm">God's Relenting Nature</a> The phrase "for I relent of the disaster" shows God's willingness to change His course of action in response to repentance and obedience. This highlights His mercy and compassion. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_place.htm">The Importance of Place</a> God's instruction to remain in the land underscores the significance of being where God wants us to be. It is a reminder that our location and circumstances are often part of His divine plan. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a> The promise to "plant you and not uproot you" requires patience and trust in God's timing. It teaches us to wait on the Lord and His perfect plan for our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_fear.htm">The Consequences of Fear</a> The remnant's fear of Babylon led them to consider fleeing to Egypt. This serves as a warning against making decisions based on fear rather than faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 42</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 href="/q/what_does_'sufficient_grace'_mean.htm">What does 'a time to plant and uproot' mean?</a> <a href="/q/should_christians_use_public_schools.htm">When is it time to break down or build up?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_fate_of_2_kings_25_26_group_unknown.htm">2 Kings 25:26 says the remaining people fled to Egypt, but why does neither the Bible nor contemporary sources detail the fate of this group?</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>(10) Then will I build you, and not pull you down . . .--We note the characteristic recurrence of the formulae with which Jeremiah's work as a prophet had begun (<a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm" title="See, I have this day set you 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.">Jeremiah 1:10</a>). The word for "repent" does not imply regret for the past, as men repent of their sin, but, as in <a href="/jeremiah/18-8.htm" title="If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.">Jeremiah 18:8</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm" title="If so be they will listen, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do to them because of the evil of their doings.">Jeremiah 26:3</a>, a change of purpose from what had been the mind of judgment to one of mercy. The prophet's counsel is, as it had been all along, that the people should accept the punishment which God had inflicted on them, that they should stay where they were and as they were, and not in terror or suspicion seek safety in plans of their own devising.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - Build you, and not pull you down, etc. Some of Jeremiah's favourite phrases (see on Jeremiah 24:6). I repent me. And yet in <a href="/1_samuel/15-29.htm">1 Samuel 15:29</a> we read that "Israel's Trust... is not a man that he should repent." The key to the discrepancy may be found in <a href="/psalms/18-25.htm">Psalm 18:25, 26</a>, "With the pious thou showest thyself pious... and with the froward thou showest thyself froward." There is no change in the nature or purpose of God, but only in his conduct towards man. The term "repent" is, therefore, only used analogically. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>If אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you will indeed stay תֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙ (tê·šə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in this הַזֹּ֔את (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, בָּאָ֣רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land then I will build וּבָנִ֤יתִי (ū·ḇā·nî·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build you up אֶתְכֶם֙ (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no tear you 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 וְנָטַעְתִּ֥י (wə·nā·ṭa‘·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5193.htm">Strong's 5193: </a> To strike in, fix, to plant you אֶתְכֶ֖ם (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no uproot you, אֶתּ֑וֹשׁ (’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 for כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I shall relent נִחַ֙מְתִּי֙ (ni·ḥam·tî) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge of אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the disaster הָ֣רָעָ֔ה (hā·rā·‘āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil I have brought עָשִׂ֖יתִי (‘ā·śî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make upon you. לָכֶֽם׃ (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Jeremiah 42:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Jeremiah 42:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Jeremiah 42:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Jeremiah 42:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Jeremiah 42:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Jeremiah 42:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Jeremiah 42:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Jeremiah 42:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Jeremiah 42:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Jeremiah 42:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-10.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 42:10 If you will still abide in this (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/42-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 42:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 42:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/42-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 42:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 42:11" /></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>