Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

‘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 concerning the calamity that I have inflicted on you.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

‘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.

International Standard Version

"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 Conservative Version

If ye will still abide 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 of the evil that I have done to you.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

‘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].

Bible in Basic English

If you still go on living in the land, then I will go on building you up and not pulling you down, planting you and not uprooting you: for my purpose of doing evil to you has been changed.

Darby Translation

If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not overthrow you, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.

Julia Smith Translation

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.

King James 2000

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 relent concerning the disaster that I have brought upon you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

'If only you will stay in this land, then I will build you and I will not tear [you] down, and I will plant you and I will not pluck [you] up, for I relent of the disaster that I have brought to you.

Modern King James verseion

If you will still remain in this land, then I will build you and will not pull you down. And I will plant you and will not pluck you up. For I repent of the evil that I have done to you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

If ye will dwell in this land, I shall build you up, and not break you down. I shall plant you, and not root you out. For I am pacified, as concerning the trouble that I have done to you.

NET Bible

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.

New Heart English Bible

'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.

The Emphasized Bible

If ye will indeed abide, in this land, then will I build you up, and not pull you down, and plant you and not uproot you , - for I have compassion as touching the calamity which I have caused you.

Webster

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.

World English Bible

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

'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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
If ye will still
שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

in this land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

then will I build
בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

and I will plant
נטע 
Nata` 
Usage: 58

you, and not pluck you up
נתשׁ 
Nathash 
Usage: 21

נחם 
Nacham 
Usage: 108

me of the evil
רעה רע 
Ra` 
Usage: 669

References

Verse Info

Context Readings

Flight To Egypt

9 and said unto them, Thus hath the LORD, the God of Israel said, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him, 10 ‘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 concerning the calamity that I have inflicted on you. 11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; do not be afraid of him, said the LORD: for I am with you to save you and to deliver you from his hand.

Cross References

Jeremiah 24:6

For I will set my eyes upon them for good, and I will return them to this land, and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.

Jeremiah 31:28

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, said the LORD.

Ezekiel 36:36

And the Gentiles that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD built the ruined places and planted that which was desolate; I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it.

Deuteronomy 32:36

For the LORD shall judge his people and repent himself for his slaves when he sees that their power is gone, and there is none shut up or left.

Jeremiah 33:7

And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to turn and will build them, as at the first.

Hosea 11:8

How must I leave thee, Ephraim? how shall I give thee up, Israel? how could I make thee as Admah? nor set thee as Zeboim? my heart churns within me; all my compassion is inflamed.

Joel 2:13

and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in mercy, and he does repent of chastisement.

Amos 7:3

The LORD repented of this; It shall not be, said the LORD.

Amos 7:6

The LORD repented of this: This also shall not be, said the Lord GOD.

Jonah 3:10

And God saw their works, because they turned from their evil way, and he repented of the evil that he had said that he would do unto them, and he did not do it.

Jonah 4:2

And he prayed unto the LORD and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was this not what I said when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hastened to flee unto Tarshish, for I knew that thou art a gracious God and full of compassion, slow to anger, and of great mercy, and dost repent when thou art come to take punishment.

Genesis 26:2-3

And the LORD appeared unto him and said, Do not go down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of;

Exodus 32:14

Then the LORD repented of the evil which he said should be done unto his people.

Judges 2:18

And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of that judge; for the LORD repented because of their groanings by reason of those that oppressed them and afflicted them.

2 Samuel 24:16

And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD himself repented of that evil and said to the angel that was destroying the people, It is enough; stay now thy hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingfloor of Araunah, the Jebusite.

Psalm 37:3

Beth Wait in the LORD and do good; live in the land and uphold the truth.

Psalm 69:35

For God will protect Zion and will rebuild the cities of Judah; they shall dwell there and inherit it.

Psalm 102:16

because the LORD shall have built up Zion, and he shall be seen in his glory.

Psalm 106:45

and remember his covenant with them and repent according to the multitude of his mercies.

Jeremiah 18:7-10

In an instant I shall speak against Gentiles and against kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down and to destroy.

Jeremiah 26:19

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 himself repented of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Shall we commit such great evil against our souls?

Acts 15:16

After this I will return and will restore the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will repair its ruins, and I will set it up again,

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