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Jeremiah 18:7

Judgment

5 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.

At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

8 If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

9 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
KJV
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
WEB
At the instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it,
ASV
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;
DARBY
At the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy,
BLB
The moment I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to uproot and to tear down and to destroy,
ÅB
En gang taler jeg om et folk og et rike, at jeg vil rykke opp og rive ned og ødelegge;
OTB
Når som helst kan jeg tale om et folk eller et rike, for å rykke det opp, rive det ned, eller ødelegge det;
B1930
En gang taler jeg om et folk og et rike, at jeg vil rykke op og rive ned og ødelegge;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 1:10

    See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

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  • Jeremiah 12:14–17

    Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.

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  • Jeremiah 45:4

    Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.

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  • Jonah 3:4

    And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.

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  • Amos 9:8

    Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 25:9–14

    Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

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