Ifאִםyou will indeed stayשׁוֹב תֵּשְׁבוּin this land,בָּאָרֶץ הַזֹּאתthen I will buildוּבָנִיתִיyouאֶתְכֶםand notוְלֹאdemolish you,אֶהֱרֹסand I will plantוְנָטַעְתִּיyouאֶתְכֶםand notוְלֹאuproot you;אֶתּוֹשׁforכִּיI have relentedנִחַמְתִּיconcerningאֶלthe evilהָרָעָהthatאֲשֶׁרI have doneעָשִׂיתִיto you.לָכֶם
Jeremiah 42:10
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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.