Jeremiah 42:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Abide

Genesis 26:2

Psalm 37:3

Then

Acts 15:16

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General references

Jeremiah 42:13

Bible References

Abide

Then the LORD appeared unto him and said, "Go not down into Egypt, but bide in the land which I say unto thee:

Put thou thy trust in the LORD, and be doing good; dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Then

and I will set mine eyes upon them for the best, for I will bring them again in to this land. I will build them up, and not break them down. I will plant them, and not root them out.

Yea it shall come thereto, that like as I have gone about in times past to root them out, to scatter them, to break them down, to destroy them and chasten them: Even so will I also go diligently about, to build them up again, and to plant them, sayeth the LORD.

And I will return the captivity of Judah and Israel: and will set them up again as they were afore.

For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah, that men may dwell there, and have it in possession.

when the LORD shall build up Zion, and when his glory shall appear;

Then the residue of the Heathen that lie round about you shall know that I am the LORD, which repair that was broken down, and plant again that was made waste. Even I the LORD have spoken it, and will do it indeed.

'After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David which is fallen down, and that which is fallen in decay of it will I build again and I will set it up,

For i

When I take in hand to root out, to destroy, or to waste away any people or kingdom;

Did Hezekiah king of Judah and the people of Judah put him to death for this? No verily, but rather feared the LORD, and made their prayer unto him. For the which cause also the LORD repented of the plague, that he had devised against them. Should we then do such a shameful deed against our souls?"

And the LORD refrained himself from that evil, which he said he would do unto his people.

"For the LORD will do justice unto his people, and have compassion on his servants. For it shall be seen that their power shall fail, and at the last they shall be prisoned and forsaken.

And when the LORD raised up judges unto them, the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hands of their enemies all the days of the judge: for the LORD had compassion over their sorrowings which they had by the reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

And when the Angel stretched out his hand unto Jerusalem to have destroyed it, the LORD had compassion to do that evil, and said to the Angel that destroyed the people, "It is sufficient: let thine hand cease." And the Angel was at the threshing place of Araunah the Jebusite.

He thought upon his covenant, and pitied them, according unto the multitude of his mercies;

What great things have I given thee, O Ephraim? How faithfully have I defended thee, O Israel? Have I dealt with thee as with Adam? Or have I entreated thee like Zeboim? No, my heart is otherwise minded. Yea, my mercy is to fervent:

And tear your hearts and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God. For he is full of mercy and compassion, long ere he be angry, and great in mercy and repentance when he is at the point to punish.

So the LORD was gracious therein, and the LORD said, "Well, it shall not be."

And when God saw their works, how they turned from their wicked ways, he repented on the evil which he said he would do unto them, and did it not.

And he prayed unto the LORD and said, "O LORD, was not this my saying when I was yet in my country? And therefore I hasted rather to flee to Tarshish: for I knew well enough that thou wast a merciful god, full of compassion long before thou be angry, and of great mercy and repentest when thou art come to take punishment.

General references

Nevertheless, if ye purpose not to dwell in this land, nor to follow the voice of the LORD your God,