Jeremiah 18:9

Jeremiah 18:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
• New International Version (NIV)And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will build and plant it,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it,

Context of Jeremiah 18:9

7At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to uproot it, to tear it down, or to destroy it; 8if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I planned to bring on it. Or at another moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to build up or to plant it; 10if it does evil in My sight by not obeying My voice, then I will relent of the good with which I said that I would bless it. 11So now, speak to the men of Judah and against the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Behold, I am forming a disaster against you and devising a plan against you. Now turn back, each of you from his evil way, and correct your ways and your deeds!”’

Jeremiah 18:9 word by word

וְרֶ֣גַע אֲדַבֵּ֔ר עַל־גּ֖וֹי וְעַל־מַמְלָכָ֑ה לִבְנֹ֖ת וְלִנְטֹֽעַ׃Read the interlinear

• momentרֶ֫גַעrega‛ · momentH7281
• I might speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
• concerningעַל‛al · uponH5921
• a nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• a kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• or to plantנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193

Cross-references for Jeremiah 18:9

• Jeremiah 1:10See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, To root out and to tear down, To destroy and to overthrow, To build and to plant.”
• Jeremiah 11:17The Lord of armies, who planted you, has pronounced evil against you because of the evil of the house of Israel and the house of Judah, which they have done to provoke Me by offering sacrifices to Baal.
• Jeremiah 30:18“This is what the Lord says: ‘Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob And have compassion on his dwellings; And the city will be rebuilt on its ruins, And the palace will stand on its rightful place.
• Jeremiah 31:4I will build you again and you will be rebuilt, Virgin of Israel! You will take up your tambourines again, And go out to the dances of the revelers.
• Jeremiah 32:41I will rejoice over them to do them good and will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and all My soul.
• Ecclesiastes 3:2A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
• Amos 9:11“On that day I will raise up the fallen shelter of David, And wall up its gaps; I will also raise up its ruins And rebuild it as in the days of old;

Commentaries on Jeremiah 18:9

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-10If 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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-232. go down--namely, from the high ground on which the temple stood, near which Jeremiah exercised his prophetic office, to the low ground, where some well-known (this is the force of "the") potter had his workshop.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 18:9

• Contingencies
• Government
• Nation

In the dictionaries

• Smite
• Wag
• Build; Building
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Providence

Commentaries on Jeremiah 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings