⁴⁹ It was also called Mizpah,^[a](A) because he said, “May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other.

²⁸ Just as I watched^(A) over them to uproot^(B) and tear down, and to overthrow, destroy and bring disaster,^(C) so I will watch over them to build and to plant,”^(D) declares the Lord.