Jeremiah 12:15

Mercy and compassion Israel and the nations

¹³ They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no avail. Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD.”

¹⁴ This is what the LORD says: “As for all My evil neighbors who attack the inheritance that I bequeathed to My people Israel, I am about to uproot them from their land, and I will uproot the house of Judah from among them.

But after I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.

¹⁶ And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people.

¹⁷ But if they will not obey, then I will uproot that nation; I will uproot it and destroy it, declares the LORD.”

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: But after I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.
KJV: And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.
WEB: It will happen that after I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them. I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.
ASV: And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them; and I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.
DARBY: And it shall come to pass, after I have plucked them up, I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them back, each one to his inheritance, and each one to his land.
BLB: And it will come to pass after I uproot them, that I will return and have compassion on them, and I will bring them back, everyone to his inheritance and everyone to his land.

ÅB: Men når jeg har rykket dem opp, da vil jeg igjen forbarme meg over dem og la dem vende tilbake, hver til sin arv og hver til sitt land.
OTB: Likevel, etter at jeg har rykket dem opp, vil jeg igjen ha medfølelse og vil bringe hver av dem tilbake til deres egen arv og deres eget land.
B1930: Men når jeg har rykket dem op, da vil jeg atter forbarme mig over dem og la dem vende tilbake, hver til sin arv og hver til sitt land.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 49:6
Yet afterward I will restore the Ammonites from captivity,” declares the LORD.
Read in context
Jeremiah 48:47
Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.
Read in context
Jeremiah 49:39
“Yet in the last days, I will restore Elam from captivity,” declares the LORD.
Read in context
Deuteronomy 30:3
then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.
Read in context
Amos 9:14
I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
Read in context
Isaiah 23:17–18
And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.
Read in context
Deuteronomy 3:20
until the LORD gives rest to your brothers as He has to you, and they too have taken possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving them across the Jordan. Then each of you may return to the possession I have given you.”
Read in context
Numbers 32:18
We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance.
Read in context