Jeremiah 42:12

“And I will grant you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and let you return to your land.”

Jeremiah 42:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 42:12, word by word

And I will grantאֶתֵּןeten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “eten” appears
compassionרַחֲמִיםrachamim

compassion

A deep tenderness, like a mother's.

Where else “rachamim” appears
and he will have compassionרִחַםricham

have compassion

To feel tenderness for someone, like a mother for her child.

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and letהֵשִׁיבheshiv

bring back

To return something, restore.

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to your landאַדְמַתְadmat

land

A territory with its inhabitants, or the whole surface of the world.

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The context

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.

12 · This verse (above)

13But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ so as not to listen to the voice of YHWH your Elohim,

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