Jeremiah 18:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 18:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 18:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 18:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Jeremiah 18:8 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 18:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Jeremiah 18:8 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 18:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Jeremiah 18:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 18:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, then I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. ”
Jeremiah 18:8 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 18:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But if this nation, against whom I haue pronounced, turne from their wickednesse, I will repent of the plague that I thought to bring vpon them.”
Jeremiah 18:8 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 18:8 in Context — Jeremiah 18
6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
8 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.
9 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
10 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.
What Does Jeremiah 18:8 Mean?
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