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I will set my eyes on them for good
Here "set my eyes" means he will see them. Seeing them is a metonym for caring for them. Alternate translation: "I will bless them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
I will build them up, and not tear them down. I will plant them, and not uproot them
These two metaphors have similar meanings. The second one strengthens the thought in the first. Alternate translation: "I will help them to prosper in Chaldea" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
I will build them up, and not tear them down
Yahweh speak of the exiles as a building which Yahweh will build and not tear down. Alternate translation: "I will help them flourish in the land, and not ruin them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
I will plant them, and not uproot them
Yahweh speak of the exiles as plants which Yahweh will plant in good soil and not pull out. Alternate translation: "I will establish them in the land, and not remove them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)