Jeremiah 18:7-12

7If I announce that a certain nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed,

8but then that nation renounces its evil ways, I will not destroy it as I had planned.

9And if I announce that I will plant and build up a certain nation or kingdom,

10but then that nation turns to evil and refuses to obey me, I will not bless it as I said I would.

11“Therefore, Jeremiah, go and warn all Judah and Jerusalem. Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am planning disaster for you instead of good. So turn from your evil ways, each of you, and do what is right.’”

12But the people replied, “Don’t waste your breath. We will continue to live as we want to, stubbornly following our own evil desires.”