And it will come about that after I have driven them out, I will again have compassion on them; and I will bring them back, each one to his inheritance and each one to his land.
Parallel translations
- WEB It shall happen, after that I have plucked them up, I will return and have compassion on them; and I will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.
- KJV And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.
- BSB But after I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.
- NKJV Then it shall be, after I have plucked them out, that I will return and have compassion on them and bring them back, everyone to his heritage and everyone to his land.
- NLT But afterward I will return and have compassion on all of them. I will bring them home to their own lands again, each nation to its own possession.
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Quick answer
After uprooting them, God promises to have compassion and restore each nation to its land.
Overview
Remarkably, judgment is not God's final word; mercy and restoration follow. God's compassion extends even to the formerly hostile nations, hinting at His wider redemptive plan. This anticipates the gospel's reach to all peoples through Christ (Acts 15:14-17).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Jer 49:6“But afterward I will bring back the captivity of the children of Ammon,” says Yahweh.
- Jer 48:47“Yet I will bring back the captivity of Moab in the latter days,” says Yahweh. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
- Jer 49:39‘But it shall happen in the latter days, that I will bring back the captivity of Elam,’ says Yahweh.”
- Deut 30:3that then Yahweh your God will release you from captivity, have compassion on you, and will return and gather you from all the peoples where Yahweh your God has scattered you.
- Amos 9:14I will bring my people Israel back from captivity, and they will rebuild the ruined cities, and inhabit them; and they will plant vineyards, and drink wine from them. They shall also make gardens, and eat their fruit.
- Deut 3:20until Yahweh gives rest to your brothers, as to you, and they also possess the land which Yahweh your God gives them beyond the Jordan. Then you shall each return to his own possession, which I have given you.”
- Isa 23:17–18It will happen after the end of seventy years that Yahweh will visit Tyre, and she shall return to her wages, and will play the prostitute with all the kingdoms of the world on the surface of the earth.
- Num 32:18We will not return to our houses, until the children of Israel have each inherited their inheritance.
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