Jeremiah 24:6
For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.
Original Language Analysis
וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י
For I will set
H7760
וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י
For I will set
Strong's:
H7760
Word #:
1 of 14
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
עֵינִ֤י
mine eyes
H5869
עֵינִ֤י
mine eyes
Strong's:
H5869
Word #:
2 of 14
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
עֲלֵיהֶם֙
H5921
עֲלֵיהֶם֙
Strong's:
H5921
Word #:
3 of 14
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
לְטוֹבָ֔ה
upon them for good
H2896
לְטוֹבָ֔ה
upon them for good
Strong's:
H2896
Word #:
4 of 14
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֖ים
and I will bring them again
H7725
וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֖ים
and I will bring them again
Strong's:
H7725
Word #:
5 of 14
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
עַל
H5921
עַל
Strong's:
H5921
Word #:
6 of 14
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
וְלֹ֣א
H3808
וְלֹ֣א
Strong's:
H3808
Word #:
10 of 14
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
אֶהֱרֹ֔ס
them and not pull them down
H2040
אֶהֱרֹ֔ס
them and not pull them down
Strong's:
H2040
Word #:
11 of 14
to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy
וּנְטַעְתִּ֖ים
and I will plant
H5193
וּנְטַעְתִּ֖ים
and I will plant
Strong's:
H5193
Word #:
12 of 14
properly, to strike in, i.e., fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
Cross References
Jeremiah 42:10If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.Jeremiah 29:10For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.Jeremiah 33:7And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.Jeremiah 12:15And 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.Jeremiah 32:41Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.Jeremiah 1:10See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.Psalms 34:15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.Jeremiah 32:37Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:Ezekiel 36:24For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.1 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Historical Context
This promise applied to those taken in the first deportation (597 BC). They would form the core of the restored community after 70 years.
Questions for Reflection
- How does the imagery of God building and planting encourage you after seasons of loss?
- What does it mean that God's eyes are upon you 'for good'?
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Analysis & Commentary
God promises to set His eyes upon the exiles 'for good' and bring them back to the land. He will 'build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.' This agricultural imagery reverses Jeremiah's commission to 'root out, and to pull down, and to destroy' (1:10). After judgment accomplishes its purpose, restoration begins.