Jeremiah 42:12

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

And I will give to you compassion, that he may have compassion on you and return you to your own land.’

Latin

…et dabo vobis misericordias, et miserebor vestri, et habitare vos faciam in terra vestra.

Hebrew

English

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

The Lord said he wanted the people to remain in Judea and settle there. He promised to establish them in the land (see Jeremiah 1:10). Judea's time of judgment had ended.
I am with you to save you: The Lord urged the remaining people of Judea to trust him for protection from the king of Babylon.

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 16:7
When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
Psalm 106:45–46
And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
Nehemiah 1:11
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 I was the cupbearer to the king.)