So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
Parallel translations
- WEB so again I have thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Don’t be afraid.
- BSB “so now I have resolved to do good again to Jerusalem and Judah. Do not be afraid.
- NKJV So again in these days I am determined to do good To Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Do not fear.
- NASB so I have again determined in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Do not fear!
- NLT But now I am determined to bless Jerusalem and the people of Judah. So don’t be afraid.
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Quick answer
Now God has purposed to do good to Jerusalem and Judah, so they need not fear. His settled intention is to bless His repentant people.
Overview
Mirroring His firm purpose to judge, God now declares an equally firm purpose to do good. The repeated 'don't be afraid' calms the anxious remnant with the certainty of divine favor. God's unchanging faithfulness, which once secured judgment, now secures the promised blessing.
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Cross-references · 8
- Zech 8:13And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
- Mic 7:18–20Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
- Luke 12:32Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
- Jer 29:11–14For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
- Jer 32:42For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.
- Mic 4:10–13Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
- Zeph 3:16–17In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
- Isa 43:1–2But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
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