Jer 42:10 | JFB | STEP | 10. If ye ... abide-- namely, under the Babylonian authority, to which God hath appointed that all should be subject ( , 38). To resist was to resist God. build ... plant-- metaphor for, I will firmly establish you ( ). I repent ... of the evil-- ( ; ). I am satisfied with the punishment I have inflicted on you, if only you add not a new offense [Grotius]. God is said to "repent," when He alters His outward ways of dealing.

‏ Jeremiah 42:10

10. If ye ... abide--namely, under the Babylonian authority, to which God hath appointed that all should be subject (Da 2:37, 38). To resist was to resist God.

build ... plant--metaphor for, I will firmly establish you (Jr 24:6).

I repent ... of the evil--(Jr 18:8; De 32:36). I am satisfied with the punishment I have inflicted on you, if only you add not a new offense [Grotius]. God is said to "repent," when He alters His outward ways of dealing.