Jeremiah 42:10

“If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you and not demolish you, and I will plant you and not uproot you; for I have relented concerning the evil that I have done to you.”

Jeremiah 42:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 42:10, word by word

you will indeed stayשׁוֹבshov

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “shov” appears
you will indeed stayתֵּשְׁבוּteshvu

stay

To remain in a place.

Where else “teshvu” appears
in this landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears
then I will buildבָנִיתִיvaniti

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

Where else “vaniti” appears
demolish youאֶהֱרֹסeheros

tear down; break through

Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.

Where else “eheros” appears
and I will plantנָטַעְתִּיnatati

plant

Plant; set firmly.

Where else “natati” appears
uproot youאֶתּוֹשׁetosh

uproot

Uproot, tear out of its place.

Where else “etosh” appears
I have relentedנִחַמְתִּיnichamti

relent

God gives up the evil he announced and leaves it unfulfilled.

Where else “nichamti” appears
the evilרָעָהraa

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “raa” appears
I have doneעָשִׂיתִיasiti

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asiti” appears

Translation note

“The evil”: the misfortune of the punishment; cf. 18:8; 26:3.

The context

9and he said to them, “Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, to whom you sent me to let your supplication fall before him:

10 · This verse (above)

11Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you are afraid of; do not be afraid of him, declares YHWH, for with you am I to save you and to rescue you from his hand.

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