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A Warning against Going to Egypt

Jeremiah 42:12

In 11 translations

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.
LSV
And I give mercies to you, and he has pitied you, and caused you to return to your own ground.
YLT
And I give to you mercies, and he hath pitied you, and caused you to turn back unto your own ground.
DBY
And I will grant mercies to you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
DRC
And I will shew mercies to you, and will take pity on you, and will cause you to dwell in your own land.
GNV
And I will graunt you mercie that he may haue compassion vpon you, and he shall cause you to dwell in your owne land.
JPS
And I will grant you compassion, that he may have compassion upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
LXXE49:12
And I will grant you mercy, and pity you, and will restore you to your land.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְאֶתֵּ֥ן לָכֶ֛ם רַחֲמִ֖ים וְרִחַ֣ם אֶתְכֶ֑ם וְהֵשִׁ֥יב אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֶל־אַדְמַתְכֶֽם׃
LXX-Br49:12
Καὶ δώσω ὑμῖν ἔλεος, καὶ ἐλεήσω ὑμᾶς, καὶ ἐπιστρέψω ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν γῆν ὑμῶν.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Nehemiah 1:11O 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…
  • Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
  • Psalms 106:45–46And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion. He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 49:12 in some Bibles
  • 42:12 in most Bibles

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