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Jeremiah 42:12

Mercy and compassionProtection and safety

10 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.

11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

13 But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,

14 Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:

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BSB
And I will show you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own land.’
KJV
And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
WEB
I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land.
ASV
And I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
DARBY
And I will grant mercies to you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
BLB
And I will give to you⁺ compassion, that he may have compassion on you⁺ and return you⁺ to your⁺ own land.’
ÅB
Og jeg vil la dere finne barmhjertighet, og han skal forbarme seg over dere og la dere vende tilbake til deres land.
OTB
Jeg vil vise dere medfølelse, så han vil ha barmhjertighet med dere og føre dere tilbake til deres eget land.’
B1930
Og jeg vil la eder finne barmhjertighet, og han skal forbarme sig over eder og la eder vende tilbake til eders land.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 106:45–46

    And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

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  • Proverbs 16:7

    When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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  • Nehemiah 1:11

    O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.

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