Jeremiah 26:3

¹ At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:

² “This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word.

Perhaps they will listen and turn—each from his evil way of life—so that I may relent of the disaster I am planning to bring upon them because of the evil of their deeds.

⁴ And you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘If you do not listen to Me and walk in My law, which I have set before you,

⁵ and if you do not listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have sent you again and again even though you did not listen,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Perhaps they will listen and turn—each from his evil way of life—so that I may relent of the disaster I am planning to bring upon them because of the evil of their deeds.
KJV: If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.
WEB: It may be they will listen, and every man turn from his evil way, that I may relent from the evil which I intend to do to them because of the evil of their doings.’”
ASV: It may be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way; that I may repent me of the evil which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.
DARBY: Peradventure they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil which I purpose to do unto them because of the wickedness of their doings.
BLB: Perhaps they will listen and turn, each from his evil way, that I may relent concerning the disaster that I am planning to bring on them because of the evil of their deeds.

ÅB: Kan hende de vil høre og vende om, hver fra sin onde vei; så vil jeg angre det onde jeg tenker på å gjøre dem for deres onde gjerningers skyld.
OTB: Kanskje vil de lytte, og hver person vil vende om fra sin onde vei. Da vil jeg angre på den ulykken jeg har til hensikt å bringe over dem på grunn av deres onde gjerninger.
B1930: Kan hende de vil høre og vende om, hver fra sin onde vei; så vil jeg angre det onde jeg tenker på å gjøre dem for deres onde gjerningers skyld.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 36:3
Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.”
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Jeremiah 18:7–10
At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
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Jonah 4:2
So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.
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Isaiah 1:16–19
Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
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Jonah 3:8–10
Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands.
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Jeremiah 36:7
Perhaps they will bring their petition before the LORD, and each one will turn from his wicked way; for great are the anger and fury that the LORD has pronounced against this people.”
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Ezekiel 18:27–30
But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life.
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1 Kings 21:29
“Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.”
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