Jeremiah 18:10

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
However, if it does what is evil in my sight by not listening to me, I will relent concerning the good I had said I would do to it.

Hebrew Names Version
if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they not obey my voice, then I will repent of the good, with which I said I would benefit them.

King James Version
If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

English Standard Version
and if it does evil in my sight, not listening to my voice, then I will relent of the good that I had intended to do to it.

New American Standard Bible
if 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.

New Century Version
But if I see it doing evil by not obeying me, I will change my mind and not carry out my plans to do good for them.

Amplified Bible
and if they do evil in My sight by not obeying My voice, then I will reverse My decision concerning the good with which I had promised to bless them.

World English Bible
if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they not obey my voice, then I will repent of the good, with which I said I would benefit them.

Geneva Bible (1587)
But if it do euill in my sight and heare not my voyce, I will repent of ye good that I thought to do for them.

Legacy Standard Bible
but if it does evil in My sight by not listening to My voice, then I will relent concerning the good which I promised, to do good to it.

Berean Standard Bible
and if it does evil in My sight and does not listen to My voice, I will relent of the good I had intended for it.

Contemporary English Version
but its people start disobeying me and doing evil, then I will change my mind and not help them at all.

Complete Jewish Bible
but if it behaves wickedly from my perspective and doesn't listen to what I say, then I change my mind and don't do the good I said I would do that would have helped it.

Darby Translation
if it do evil in my sight, that it hearken not unto my voice, then I will repent of the good wherewith I said I would benefit them.

Easy-to-Read Version
But if I see that nation doing evil things and not obeying me, I will think again about the good I had planned to do for them.

George Lamsa Translation
And if it does evil in my sight and does not obey my voice, then I will turn away from it the good which I said I would do to it.

Good News Translation
but then that nation disobeys me and does evil, I will not do what I said I would.

Lexham English Bible
But if it does evil in my sight, to not listen to my voice, then I will relent concerning the good that I said I would do to it.

Literal Translation
if it does evil in My eye, not to obey My voice, then I will repent of the good which I had said to do good to it.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
yff the same people do euell before me, and heare not my voyce: Immediatly, I repente of the good, that I deuysed to do for them.

American Standard Version
if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

Bible in Basic English
If, in that very minute, it does evil in my eyes, going against my orders, then my good purpose, which I said I would do for them, will be changed.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
but if it do evil in My sight, that it hearken not to My voice, then I repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit it.

King James Version (1611)
If it doe euill in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good; wherewith I saide I would benefite them.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
If the same people do euyll before me and heare not my voyce, I repent of the good that I haue deuised for them.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and they do evil before me, so as not to hearken to my voice, then will I repent of the good which I spoke of, to do it to them.

English Revised Version
if it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If it doith yuel bifore myn iyen, that it here not my vois, Y schal do penaunce on the good which Y spak, that Y schulde do to it.

Update Bible Version
if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they do not obey my voice, then I will repent of the good, with which I said I would benefit them.

Webster's Bible Translation
If it shall do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, with which I said I would benefit them.

New English Translation
But if that nation does what displeases me and does not obey me, then I will cancel the good I promised to do to it.

New King James Version
if it does evil in My sight so that it does not obey My voice, then I will relent concerning the good with which I said I would benefit it.

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

New Life Bible
and if it does what is sinful in My eyes by not obeying My voice, then I will change My mind about the good I had promised to bring to it.

New Revised Standard
but if it does evil in my sight, not listening to my voice, then I will change my mind about the good that I had intended to do to it.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and it commit wickedness in mine eyes, in not hearkening unto my voice, then will I repent concerning the good wherewith I had said I would do it good.

Douay-Rheims Bible
If it shall do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice: I will repent of the good that I have spoken to do unto it.

Revised Standard Version
and if it does evil in my sight, not listening to my voice, then I will repent of the good which I had intended to do to it.

Young's Literal Translation
And it hath done the evil thing in Mine eyes, So as not to hearken to My voice, Then I have repented of the good That I have spoken of doing to it.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
if it does evil in My sight by not obeying My voice, then I will think better of the good with which I had promised to bless it.

Contextual Overview

¹ God told Jeremiah, "Up on your feet! Go to the potter's house. When you get there, I'll tell you what I have to say." ³So I went to the potter's house, and sure enough, the potter was there, working away at his wheel. Whenever the pot the potter was working on turned out badly, as sometimes happens when you are working with clay, the potter would simply start over and use the same clay to make another pot. ⁵Then God 's Message came to me: "Can't I do just as this potter does, people of Israel?" God 's Decree! "Watch this potter. In the same way that this potter works his clay, I work on you, people of Israel. At any moment I may decide to pull up a people or a country by the roots and get rid of them. But if they repent of their wicked lives, I will think twice and start over with them. At another time I might decide to plant a people or country, but if they don't cooperate and won't listen to me, I will think again and give up on the plans I had for them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

do: Jeremiah 7:23-28, Psalms 125:5, Ezekiel 18:24, Ezekiel 33:18, Ezekiel 45:20, Zephaniah 1:6

then: Numbers 14:22, Numbers 14:34, 1 Samuel 2:30, 1 Samuel 13:13, 1 Samuel 15:11, 1 Samuel 15:35

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 12:9 - to do evil Psalms 80:8 - thou hast cast

Cross-References

Genesis 17:19
But God said, "That's not what I mean. Your wife, Sarah, will have a baby, a son. Name him Isaac (Laughter). I'll establish my covenant with him and his descendants, a covenant that lasts forever.

Genesis 18:3
He said, "Master, if it please you, stop for a while with your servant. I'll get some water so you can wash your feet. Rest under this tree. I'll get some food to refresh you on your way, since your travels have brought you across my path." They said, "Certainly. Go ahead."

Genesis 18:9
The men said to him, "Where is Sarah your wife?" He said, "In the tent."

Genesis 18:13
God said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh saying, ‘Me? Have a baby? An old woman like me?' Is anything too hard for God ? I'll be back about this time next year and Sarah will have a baby."

Genesis 18:15
Sarah lied. She said, "I didn't laugh," because she was afraid. But he said, "Yes you did; you laughed."

Genesis 18:16
When the men got up to leave, they set off for Sodom. Abraham walked with them to say good-bye.

Genesis 18:17
Then God said, "Shall I keep back from Abraham what I'm about to do? Abraham is going to become a large and strong nation; all the nations of the world are going to find themselves blessed through him. Yes, I've settled on him as the one to train his children and future family to observe God 's way of life, live kindly and generously and fairly, so that God can complete in Abraham what he promised him."

Luke 1:13
But the angel reassured him, "Don't fear, Zachariah. Your prayer has been heard. Elizabeth, your wife, will bear a son by you. You are to name him John. You're going to leap like a gazelle for joy, and not only you—many will delight in his birth. He'll achieve great stature with God. "He'll drink neither wine nor beer. He'll be filled with the Holy Spirit from the moment he leaves his mother's womb. He will turn many sons and daughters of Israel back to their God. He will herald God's arrival in the style and strength of Elijah, soften the hearts of parents to children, and kindle devout understanding among hardened skeptics—he'll get the people ready for God." Zachariah said to the angel, "Do you expect me to believe this? I'm an old man and my wife is an old woman." But the angel said, "I am Gabriel, the sentinel of God, sent especially to bring you this glad news. But because you won't believe me, you'll be unable to say a word until the day of your son's birth. Every word I've spoken to you will come true on time—God's time." Meanwhile, the congregation waiting for Zachariah was getting restless, wondering what was keeping him so long in the sanctuary. When he came out and couldn't speak, they knew he had seen a vision. He continued speechless and had to use sign language with the people. When the course of his priestly assignment was completed, he went back home. It wasn't long before his wife, Elizabeth, conceived. She went off by herself for five months, relishing her pregnancy. "So, this is how God acts to remedy my unfortunate condition!" she said. In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of Nazareth to a virgin engaged to be married to a man descended from David. His name was Joseph, and the virgin's name, Mary. Upon entering, Gabriel greeted her: Good morning! You're beautiful with God's beauty, Beautiful inside and out! God be with you. She was thoroughly shaken, wondering what was behind a greeting like that. But the angel assured her, "Mary, you have nothing to fear. God has a surprise for you: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus. He will be great, be called ‘Son of the Highest.' The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David; He will rule Jacob's house forever— no end, ever, to his kingdom." Mary said to the angel, "But how? I've never slept with a man." The angel answered, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, the power of the Highest hover over you; Therefore, the child you bring to birth will be called Holy, Son of God. "And did you know that your cousin Elizabeth conceived a son, old as she is? Everyone called her barren, and here she is six months pregnant! Nothing, you see, is impossible with God." And Mary said, Yes, I see it all now: I'm the Lord's maid, ready to serve. Let it be with me just as you say. Then the angel left her. Mary didn't waste a minute. She got up and traveled to a town in Judah in the hill country, straight to Zachariah's house, and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby in her womb leaped. She was filled with the Holy Spirit, and sang out exuberantly, You're so blessed among women, and the babe in your womb, also blessed! And why am I so blessed that the mother of my Lord visits me? The moment the sound of your greeting entered my ears, The babe in my womb skipped like a lamb for sheer joy. Blessed woman, who believed what God said, believed every word would come true! And Mary said, I'm bursting with God-news; I'm dancing the song of my Savior God. God took one good look at me, and look what happened— I'm the most fortunate woman on earth! What God has done for me will never be forgotten, the God whose very name is holy, set apart from all others. His mercy flows in wave after wave on those who are in awe before him. He bared his arm and showed his strength, scattered the bluffing braggarts. He knocked tyrants off their high horses, pulled victims out of the mud. The starving poor sat down to a banquet; the callous rich were left out in the cold. He embraced his chosen child, Israel; he remembered and piled on the mercies, piled them high. It's exactly what he promised, beginning with Abraham and right up to now. Mary stayed with Elizabeth for three months and then went back to her own home. When Elizabeth was full-term in her pregnancy, she bore a son. Her neighbors and relatives, seeing that God had overwhelmed her with mercy, celebrated with her. On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child and were calling him Zachariah after his father. But his mother intervened: "No. He is to be called John." "But," they said, "no one in your family is named that." They used sign language to ask Zachariah what he wanted him named. Asking for a tablet, Zachariah wrote, "His name is to be John." That took everyone by surprise. Surprise followed surprise—Zachariah's mouth was now open, his tongue loose, and he was talking, praising God! A deep, reverential fear settled over the neighborhood, and in all that Judean hill country people talked about nothing else. Everyone who heard about it took it to heart, wondering, "What will become of this child? Clearly, God has his hand in this." Then Zachariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; he came and set his people free. He set the power of salvation in the center of our lives, and in the very house of David his servant, Just as he promised long ago through the preaching of his holy prophets: Deliverance from our enemies and every hateful hand; Mercy to our fathers, as he remembers to do what he said he'd do, What he swore to our father Abraham— a clean rescue from the enemy camp, So we can worship him without a care in the world, made holy before him as long as we live. And you, my child, "Prophet of the Highest," will go ahead of the Master to prepare his ways, Present the offer of salvation to his people, the forgiveness of their sins. Through the heartfelt mercies of our God, God's Sunrise will break in upon us, Shining on those in the darkness, those sitting in the shadow of death, Then showing us the way, one foot at a time, down the path of peace. The child grew up, healthy and spirited. He lived out in the desert until the day he made his prophetic debut in Israel.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

If it do evil in my sight,.... What is sinful, contrary to the law and will of God, openly and publicly, in a bold and daring manner:

that it obey not my voice: in my word, and by my prophets, but turn a deaf ear to them, and slight and despise all instructions, admonitions, and reproofs:

then I will repent of the good wherewith I said I would benefit them; or, "do them good" t; that is, withhold it from them, and not bestow it on them; but, on the contrary, correct or punish them according to their deserts. Thus, though God is a sovereign God, yet, in the dispensations of his providence towards kingdoms and nations, he deals with them in such a merciful and equitable manner, that there is no just reason to complain of him; and yet he maintains and keeps up his power and authority, such as the potter exercises over the clay.

t להיטיב אותו "ad benefaciendum ei", Montanus; "ut benefacerem ei", Valablus, Pagninus; "benefacturum ei", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 18:10. Jeremiah 18:7.