Jeremiah 18:7

Translations

Modern

At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.

Traditional

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

Literal

The moment I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to uproot and to tear down and to destroy,

Latin

Repente loquar adversum gentem et adversus regnum, ut eradicem, et destruam, et disperdam illud:

Original

Hebrew

English

At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.

Notes

Jeremiah 18:7–10

If a nation or kingdom rejected the one true God, God could decide to uproot, tear down, and destroy it (see Jeremiah 1:10). If the nation changed its evil ways, the Lord's anger would ease, and he would not destroy it.

Jeremiah 18:1–11

The Lord involved Jeremiah in a lesson using objects. What Jeremiah saw at the potter's shop symbolized what the Lord planned to do with Judah.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah Apostasy and Renewal God’s Change of Mind Security and Obedience The Choice of Life or Death The Lord of Nations

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 1:10
See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
Jeremiah 12:14–17
This is what the LORD says: “As for all My evil neighbors who attack the inheritance that I bequeathed to My people Israel, I am about to uproot them from their land, and I will uproot the house of Judah from among them.
Jeremiah 45:4
Thus Jeremiah was to say to Baruch: “This is what the LORD says: Throughout the land I will demolish what I have built and uproot what I have planted.
Jonah 3:4
On the first day of his journey, Jonah set out into the city and proclaimed, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned!”
Jeremiah 25:9–14
…behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.
Amos 9:8
Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah God, Being and Attributes of Jeremiah (Person)

Topics

God: Sovereign Government: Unclassified Scriptures Relating to God In Judgments: May be Averted by Forsaking Iniquity Nation: Chastised The Anger of God is Averted Upon Confession of Sin and Repentance

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