Jeremiah 18:7

Contemporary English Version

If I threaten to uproot and shatter an evil nation

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
At one moment I might announce concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will uproot, tear down, and destroy it.

Hebrew Names Version
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;

King James Version
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

English Standard Version
If at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it,

New American Standard Bible
"At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to uproot it, to tear it down, or to destroy it;

New Century Version
There may come a time when I will speak about a nation or a kingdom that I will pull up by its roots or that I will pull down to destroy it.

Amplified Bible
"At one moment I might [suddenly] speak concerning a nation or kingdom, that I will uproot and break down and destroy;

World English Bible
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;

Geneva Bible (1587)
I will speake suddenly against a nation or against a kingdome to plucke it vp, and to roote it out and to destroy it.

Legacy Standard Bible
At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to uproot, to tear down, or to make it perish;

Berean Standard Bible
At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.

Complete Jewish Bible
At one time, I may speak about uprooting, breaking down and destroying a nation or kingdom;

Darby Translation
At the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy,

Easy-to-Read Version
"There may come a time when I will speak about a nation or a kingdom that I will pull up by its roots or tear down and destroy it.

George Lamsa Translation
If suddenly I should speak concerning a people and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to pull down and to destroy it;

Good News Translation
If at any time I say that I am going to uproot, break down, or destroy any nation or kingdom,

Lexham English Bible
One moment I speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom, to uproot, and to tear down, and to destroy it.

Literal Translation
The instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, or to break down, or to destroy;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
When I take in honde to rote out, to destroye, or to waist awaye eny people or kigdome:

American Standard Version
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;

Bible in Basic English
Whenever I say anything about uprooting a nation or a kingdom, and smashing it and sending destruction on it;

JPS Old Testament (1917)
At one instant I may speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;

King James Version (1611)
At what instant I shall speake concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdome, to plucke vp and to pull downe, and to destroy it.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
When I take in hande to roote out, to destroy, or to waste away any people or kyngdome:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
If I shall pronounce a decree upon a nation, or upon a kingdom, to cut them off, and to destroy them;

English Revised Version
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sudenli Y schal speke ayens a folk, and ayens a rewme, that Y drawe out, and distrie, and leese it.

Update Bible Version
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;

Webster's Bible Translation
[At what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy [it];

New English Translation
There are times, Jeremiah, when I threaten to uproot, tear down, and destroy a nation or kingdom.

New King James Version
The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it,

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

New Life Bible
If at any time I speak about a nation, to pull up, and to break down and to destroy,

New Revised Standard
At one moment I may declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The moment I speak, concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom, - to pull up and to break down, and to destroy;

Douay-Rheims Bible
I will suddenly speak against a nation, and against a kingdom, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy it.

Revised Standard Version
If at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it,

Young's Literal Translation
The moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, To pluck up and to break down, and to destroy,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to uproot, to pull down, or to destroy it;

Contextual Overview

¹ The Lord told me, ² "Go to the pottery shop, and when you get there, I will tell you what to say to the people." ³ I went there and saw the potter making clay pots on his pottery wheel. ⁴ And whenever the clay would not take the shape he wanted, he would change his mind and form it into some other shape. ⁵ Then the Lord told me to say: ⁶ People of Israel, I, the Lord , have power over you, just as a potter has power over clay. ⁷ If I threaten to uproot and shatter an evil nation ⁸ and that nation turns from its evil, I will change my mind. ⁹ If I promise to make a nation strong, ¹⁰ but its people start disobeying me and doing evil, then I will change my mind and not help them at all.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

to pluck: Jeremiah 1:10, Jeremiah 12:14-17, Jeremiah 25:9-14, Jeremiah 45:4, Amos 9:8, Jonah 3:4

Reciprocal: Exodus 33:3 - for I Deuteronomy 28:63 - plucked from Joshua 9:15 - made peace Judges 2:18 - it repented Judges 10:16 - they put 1 Samuel 15:11 - repenteth me 2 Samuel 24:16 - repented 2 Kings 20:1 - thou shalt die 1 Chronicles 21:15 - repented him 2 Chronicles 7:20 - I pluck Ecclesiastes 3:2 - a time to plant Isaiah 38:1 - for thou Isaiah 45:7 - I make Peace Jeremiah 7:7 - will I Jeremiah 12:17 - pluck Jeremiah 24:6 - I will build Jeremiah 26:3 - so Jeremiah 31:28 - to pluck Jeremiah 31:40 - it shall Jeremiah 42:10 - for I Ezekiel 33:14 - Thou shalt Daniel 11:4 - be plucked Joel 2:13 - and repenteth

Cross-References

Genesis 18:15
Sarah was so frightened that she lied and said, "I didn't laugh." "Yes, you did!" he answered.

Genesis 18:16
When the three men got ready to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked part of the way with them.

Genesis 19:3
But Lot kept insisting, until they finally agreed and went home with him. He baked some bread, cooked a meal, and they ate.

Amos 6:4
You rich people lounge around on beds with ivory posts, while dining on the meat of your lambs and calves.

Malachi 1:14
Instead of offering the acceptable animals you have promised, you bring me those that are unhealthy. I will punish you for this, because I am the great King, the Lord All-Powerful, and I am worshiped by nations everywhere.

Matthew 22:4
He sent other servants to say to the guests, "The banquet is ready! My cattle and prize calves have all been prepared. Everything is ready. Come to the banquet!"

Luke 15:23
Get the best calf and prepare it, so we can eat and celebrate.

Luke 15:27
The servant answered, "Your brother has come home safe and sound, and your father ordered us to kill the best calf."

Luke 15:30
This other son of yours wasted your money on prostitutes. And now that he has come home, you ordered the best calf to be killed for a feast."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

[At what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom,.... By way of threatening: or, "the moment I shall speak" s, c as soon as ever I have declared concerning any people whatever, Jews or Gentiles; that if they go on in their sins, and remain impenitent, and do not turn from them, that they must expect I will quickly come out against such a nation and kingdom in a providential way, as threatened:

to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy [it]; as the proprietor of a garden, when it do not turn to his account, plucks up the plants, and pulls down the fences, and lets it go to ruin.

s רגע אדבר "momento loquor", Schmidt; "momento eloquor", Junius Tremellius "momento ut loquutus fuero", Tigurine version.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

At what instant - literally, “in a moment.” Here, “at one time - at another time.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 18:7-10. At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, &c. - If that nation, against whom, &c. - And at what instant, &c. - If it do evil, &c. — These verses contain what may be called God's decree by which the whole of his conduct towards man is regulated. If he purpose destruction against an offending person, if that person repent and turn to God, he shall live and not die.

If he purpose peace and salvation to him that walketh uprightly, if he turn from God to the world and sin, he shall die and not live.