New English Translation
Jeremiah 18:9
9And there are times when I promise to build up and establish a nation or kingdom.
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
7There are times, Jeremiah, when I threaten to uproot, tear down, and destroy a nation or kingdom. 8But if that nation I threatened stops doing wrong, I will cancel the destruction I intended to do to it. And there are times when I promise to build up and establish a nation or kingdom. 10But if that nation does what displeases me and does not obey me, then I will cancel the good I promised to do to it. 11So now, tell the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem this: The Lord says, ‘I am preparing to bring disaster on you! I am making plans to punish you. So, every one of you, stop the evil things you have been doing. Correct the way you have been living and do what is right.’
Read all of Jeremiah 18Jeremiah 18:9 word by word
וְרֶ֣גַע אֲדַבֵּ֔ר עַל־גּ֖וֹי וְעַל־מַמְלָכָ֑ה לִבְנֹ֖ת וְלִנְטֹֽעַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 18:9
- Jeremiah 1:10Know for certain that I hereby give you the authority to announce to nations and kingdoms that they will be uprooted and torn down, destroyed and demolished, rebuilt and firmly planted.”
- Jeremiah 11:17For though I, the Lord who rules over all, planted you in the land, I now decree that disaster will come on you because the nations of Israel and Judah have done evil and have made me angry by offering sacrifices to the god Baal.”
- Jeremiah 30:18The Lord says, “I will restore the ruined houses of the descendants of Jacob. I will show compassion on their ruined homes. Every city will be rebuilt on its former ruins. Every fortified dwelling will occupy its traditional site.
- Jeremiah 31:4I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel, so that you will once again be built up. Once again you will take up the tambourine and join in the happy throng of dancers.
- Jeremiah 32:41I will take delight in doing good to them. I will faithfully and wholeheartedly plant them firmly in the land.’
- Ecclesiastes 3:2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot what was planted;
- Amos 9:11“In that day I will rebuild the collapsing hut of David. I will seal its gaps, repair its ruins, and restore it to what it was like in days gone by.
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
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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
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