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Jeremiah 18:9
9And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted,
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;
- 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,
- New Living Translation (NLT)And if I announce that I will plant and build up a certain nation or kingdom,
Context of Jeremiah 18:9
7If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed, 8and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned. And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted, 10and if it does evil in my sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it. 11“Now therefore say to the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, ‘This is what the Lord says: Look! I am preparing a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. So turn from your evil ways, each one of you, and reform your ways and your actions.’
Read all of Jeremiah 18Jeremiah 18:9 word by word
וְרֶ֣גַע אֲדַבֵּ֔ר עַל־גּ֖וֹי וְעַל־מַמְלָכָ֑ה לִבְנֹ֖ת וְלִנְטֹֽעַ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Jeremiah 18:9
- Jeremiah 1:10See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”
- Jeremiah 11:17The Lord Almighty, who planted you, has decreed disaster for you, because the people of both Israel and Judah have done evil and aroused my anger by burning incense to Baal.
- Jeremiah 30:18“This is what the Lord says: “ ‘I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings; the city will be rebuilt on her ruins, and the palace will stand in its proper place.
- Jeremiah 31:4I will build you up again, and you, Virgin Israel, will be rebuilt. Again you will take up your timbrels and go out to dance with the joyful.
- Jeremiah 32:41I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul.
- Ecclesiastes 3:2a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
- Amos 9:11“In that day “I will restore David’s fallen shelter— I will repair its broken walls and restore its ruins— and will rebuild it as it used to be,
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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