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."
— Jeremiah 42:12, Bible in Basic English
“And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.”
“And I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land. ”
“I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land.”
“I will have compassion on you so that he in turn will have mercy on you and allow you to return to your land.’”
“And I will shew mercies to you, and will take pity on you, and will cause you to dwell in your own land.”
“And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.”
And said to them, These are the words of the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to put your request before him:
If you still go on living in the land, then I will go on building you up and not pulling you down, planting you and not uprooting you: for my purpose of doing evil to you has been changed.
Have no fear of the king of Babylon, of whom you are now in fear; have no fear of him, says the Lord: for I am with you to keep you safe and to give you salvation from his hands.
And I will have mercy on you, so that he may have mercy on you and let you go back to your land.
But if you say, We have no desire to go on living in this land; and do not give ear to the voice of the Lord your God,
Saying, No, but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we will not see war, or be hearing the sound of the horn, or be in need of food; there we will make our living-place;
Then give ear now to the word of the Lord, O you last of Judah: the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said, If your minds are fixed on going into Egypt and stopping there;