Deuteronomy 7:22
7:22 He,
the God who leads you, will expel the nations little by little. You will not be allowed to destroy them all at once lest the wild animals overrun you.
Jeremiah 12:14-15
12:14 “I, the Lord, also have something to say concerning the wicked nations who surround my land and have attacked and plundered the land that I gave to my people as a permanent possession. I say: ‘I will uproot the people of those nations from their lands and I will free the people of Judah who have been taken there.
12:15 But after I have uprooted the people of those nations, I will relent and have pity on them. I will restore the people of each of those nations to their own lands and to their own country.
Jeremiah 18:7
18:7 There are times, Jeremiah,
when I threaten to uproot, tear down, and destroy a nation or kingdom.
Jeremiah 24:6
24:6 I will look after their welfare
and will restore them to this land. There I will build them up and will not tear them down. I will plant them firmly in the land
and will not uproot them.
Jeremiah 31:28
31:28 In the past I saw to it that they were uprooted and torn down, that they were destroyed and demolished. But now I will see to it that they are built up and firmly planted.
I, the
Lord, affirm it!”
Jeremiah 31:40
31:40 The whole valley where dead bodies and sacrificial ashes are thrown
and all the terraced fields
out to the Kidron Valley
on the east as far north
as the Horse Gate
will be included within this city that is sacred to the
Lord.
The city will never again be torn down or destroyed.”
Jeremiah 42:10
42:10 ‘If you will just stay
in this land, I will build you up. I will not tear you down. I will firmly plant you.
I will not uproot you. For I am filled with sorrow because of the disaster that I have brought on you.
Daniel 7:8
7:8 “As I was contemplating the horns, another horn – a small one – came up between them, and three of the former horns were torn out by the roots to make room for it. This horn had eyes resembling human eyes and a mouth speaking arrogant things.