New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 18:7-12

7At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to 1uproot, to pull down, or to destroy it; 8 2if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will 3 4relent concerning the calamity I planned to bring on it. 9Or at another moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to 5build up or to plant it; 10if it does 6evil in My sight by not obeying My voice, then I will 7 8think better of the good with which I had promised to 9bless it. 11So now then, speak to the men of Judah and against the inhabitants of Jerusalem saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am 10fashioning calamity against you and devising a plan against you. Oh 11turn back, each of you from his evil way, and 12reform your ways and your deeds.”’ 12But 13they will say, ‘It’s hopeless! For we are going to follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the 14stubbornness of his evil heart.’

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1. Jeremiah 18:7 Jer 1:10 ↩
2. Jeremiah 18:8 Jer 7:3-7; 12:16; Ezek 18:21 ↩
3. Jeremiah 18:8 Lit repent of ↩
4. Jeremiah 18:8 Ps 106:45; Jer 26:3, 13, 19; Hos 11:8; Joel 2:13, 14; Jon 3:10 ↩
5. Jeremiah 18:9 Jer 1:10; 31:28; Amos 9:11-15 ↩
6. Jeremiah 18:10 Ps 125:5; Jer 7:24-28; Ezek 33:18 ↩
7. Jeremiah 18:10 Lit repent ↩
8. Jeremiah 18:10 1 Sam 2:30; 13:13 ↩
9. Jeremiah 18:10 Lit do it good ↩
10. Jeremiah 18:11 Is 5:5; Jer 4:6; 11:11 ↩
11. Jeremiah 18:11 2 Kin 17:13; Is 1:16-19; Jer 4:1; Acts 26:20 ↩
12. Jeremiah 18:11 Lit make good ↩
13. Jeremiah 18:12 Is 57:10; Jer 2:25 ↩
14. Jeremiah 18:12 Deut 29:19; Jer 7:24; 16:12 ↩

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