Jeremiah 42:12 “And I will show you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and…”

Jeremiah 42:12

And I will show you compassion, and he will have compassion on you and restore you to your own land.’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And I will graunt you mercie that he may haue compassion vpon you, and he shall cause you to dwell in your owne land.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

And I give to you mercies, and he hath pitied you, and caused you to turn back unto your own ground.

Bible in Basic English

And I will have mercy on you, so that he may have mercy on you and let you go back to your land.

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Cross references

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

Nehemiah 1:11 Proverbs 16:7 Psalm 106:45 Psalm 106:46

Nehemiah 1:11 · BSB

O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time…

Proverbs 16:7 · BSB

When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.

Psalm 106:45 · BSB

And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.

Psalm 106:46 · BSB

He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear; do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from him.

13But if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and you thus disobey the voice of the LORD your God,

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