Jeremiah 18:8
New International Version
and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned.

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

English Standard Version
and if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I intended to do to it.

Berean Standard Bible
But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring.

King James Bible
If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

New King James Version
if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it.

New American Standard Bible
if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I planned to bring on it.

NASB 1995
if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent concerning the calamity I planned to bring on it.

NASB 1977
if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent concerning the calamity I planned to bring on it.

Legacy Standard Bible
but if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent concerning the calamity I planned to do against it.

Amplified Bible
if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent and reverse My decision concerning the devastation that I intended to do.

Christian Standard Bible
However, if that nation about which I have made the announcement turns from its evil, I will relent concerning the disaster I had planned to do to it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
However, if that nation I have made an announcement about turns from its evil, I will relent concerning the disaster I had planned to do to it.

American Standard Version
if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And that people will return from its evil, I shall turn back from it the evil that I thought to do to it

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and that nation turn from all their sins, then will I repent of the evils which I purposed to do to them.

Contemporary English Version
and that nation turns from its evil, I will change my mind.

Douay-Rheims Bible
If that nation against which I have spoken, shall repent of their evil, I also will repent of the evil that I have thought to do to them.

English Revised Version
if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But suppose the nation that I threatened turns away from doing wrong. Then I will change my plans about the disaster I planned to do to it.

Good News Translation
but then that nation turns from its evil, I will not do what I said I would.

International Standard Version
But if that nation about which I spoke turns from its evil way, I'll change my mind about the disaster that I had planned for it.

JPS Tanakh 1917
but if that nation turn from their evil, because of which I have spoken against it, I repent of the evil that I thought to do unto it.

Literal Standard Version
And that nation has turned from its evil, | Because I have spoken against it, | Then I have relented of the calamity that I thought to do to it.

Majority Standard Bible
But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring.

New American Bible
but if that nation against whom I have decreed turns from its evil, then I will have a change of heart regarding the evil which I have decreed.

NET Bible
But if that nation I threatened stops doing wrong, I will cancel the destruction I intended to do to it.

New Revised Standard Version
but if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will change my mind about the disaster that I intended to bring on it.

New Heart English Bible
if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will change my mind about the disaster that I thought to do to them.

Webster's Bible Translation
If that nation against which I have pronounced, shall turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.

World English Bible
if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.

Young's Literal Translation
And that nation hath turned from its evil, Because I have spoken against it, Then I have repented of the evil that I thought to do to it.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Potter and the Clay
7At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed. 8But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring. 9And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom,…

Cross References
Psalm 106:45
And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.

Jeremiah 7:3
Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place.

Jeremiah 12:16
And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, 'As surely as the LORD lives'--just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal--then they will be established among My people.

Jeremiah 26:3
Perhaps they will listen and turn--each from his evil way of life--so that I may relent of the disaster I am planning to bring upon them because of the evil of their deeds.

Jeremiah 26:13
So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you.

Jeremiah 36:3
Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin."

Jeremiah 42:10
If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you.


Treasury of Scripture

If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.

that nation.

Jeremiah 7:3-7
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place…

Jeremiah 36:3
It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.

Judges 10:15,16
And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day…

I will.

Jeremiah 15:6
Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.

Jeremiah 26:3,13
If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings…

Jeremiah 42:10
If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.

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Jeremiah 18
1. Under the type of a potter is shown God's absolute power in disposing of nations.
11. Judgments threatened to Judah for her strange revolt.
18. Jeremiah prays against his conspirators.
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But if that
הַה֔וּא (ha·hū)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

nation
הַגּ֣וֹי (hag·gō·w)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

I warned
דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי (dib·bar·tî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

turns
וְשָׁב֙ (wə·šāḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

from its evil,
מֵרָ֣עָת֔וֹ (mê·rā·‘ā·ṯōw)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

then I will relent
וְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ (wə·ni·ḥam·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge

of
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the disaster
הָ֣רָעָ֔ה (hā·rā·‘āh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

I had planned
חָשַׁ֖בְתִּי (ḥā·šaḇ·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2803: To think, account

to inflict.
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make


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