Jeremiah Chapter 42 verse 12 Holy Bible
And I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
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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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And I will grant mercies to you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
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And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
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I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land.
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And I give to you mercies, and he hath pitied you, and caused you to turn back unto your own ground.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 12. - I will show mercies unto you; rather, I will procure you mercy. And cause you to return to. As if the journey to Bethlehem were a virtual Exodus, But it is far more natural to read the consonants of the text in a slightly different manner, rendering, "and cause you to dwell in." So the Syriac, the Vulgate, and Aquila.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) And cause you to return to your own land.--The words admit of two interpretations--(1) that they should be carried away to Babylon, as others had been, and should afterwards return to their own country; (2) that they (the remnant who had been allowed by Nebuzaradan to remain to till the soil) should at once be allowed to return each man to his own field and vineyard. The latter is clearly more in harmony with the prophet's aim and temper, and it was probably in his purpose to intercede with their conquerors to this effect. The thought of a far-off exile as impending over them in the nearer future would hardly have induced them to remain where they were.