# then I will reject the descendants ... and not bring "Just as I have established the covenant ... so I will never reject the descendants ... and I will bring". This completes the sentence that began in verse 25. God said this to assure his people. # I will reverse their captivity "free them from their captivity" or "free them from those who had captured them" # show mercy to See how the words "have compassion on" are translated in Jeremiah 30:18.