Jeremiah 42:10-12

International Standard Version

¹⁰ ‘If you will just remain in this land, I’ll build you up and not pull you down. I’ll plant you and not uproot you, for I’m sorry about the disaster I’ve brought on you. ¹¹ Don’t be afraid of the king of Babylon as you have been.^[a] Don’t fear him,’ declares the Lord, ‘because I am with you to save you and deliver you from his control. ¹² I’ll show you compassion, so he will have compassion on you and return you to your land.