Jeremiah 12:15

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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The prophet Jeremiah delivers this declaration from the LORD regarding the evil neighbors who attacked Israel's inheritance and the house of Judah. It addresses the immediate context of impending uprooting and the subsequent divine initiative to restore them.

The words — אַחֲרֵי ('a.cha.Rei) = after; רִחַמְתִּי/ם (ri.cham.Ti/m) = I will have compassion on them.

The thread — The pattern of judgment followed by restoration appears in Jeremiah 48:47, Jeremiah 49:6, and Jeremiah 49:39.

Why it lands — The text declares a sequence of uprooting, compassion, and return to inheritance that demands acknowledgment of God's sovereign authority over nations and his commitment to reclaim what he judged.

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The Hebrew words

וְהָיָ֗הve./ha.Yahand/ it will be אַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.Reiafter נָתְשִׁ֣יna.te.Sh/ihave plucked up/ I אוֹתָ֔ם'o.Ta/m<obj.>/ them אָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvI will return וְרִֽחַמְתִּ֑יםve./ri.cham.Ti/mand/ I will have compassion on/ them וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֛יםva./ha.shi.vo.Ti/mand/ I will bring back/ them אִ֥ישׁ'isheveryone לְנַחֲלָת֖וֹle./na.cha.la.T/oto/ own inheritance/ his וְאִ֥ישׁve./'Ishand/ everyone לְאַרְצֽוֹ׃le./'ar.Tz/oto/ own land/ his

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Jeremiah 49:6 Yet afterward I will restore the Ammonites from captivity,” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 48:47 Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.
Jeremiah 49:39 “Yet in the last days, I will restore Elam from captivity,” declares the LORD.
Deuteronomy 30:3 then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you.
Amos 9:14 I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
Numbers 32:18 We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance.
Deuteronomy 3:20 until the LORD gives rest to your brothers as He has to you, and they too have taken possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving them across the Jordan. Then each of you may return to the possession I have given you.”
Isaiah 23:17 And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.