Jeremiah 18:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;”

Jeremiah 18:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 18:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 18:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“At the instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it,”

Jeremiah 18:9 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 18:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; ”

Jeremiah 18:9 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 18:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, to build, and to plant,”

Jeremiah 18:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 18:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And at the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant, ”

Jeremiah 18:9 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 18:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And I wil speake suddenly concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdome to builde it and to plant it.”

Jeremiah 18:9 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 18:9 in Context — Jeremiah 18

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.

11 Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.

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What Does Jeremiah 18:9 Mean?

Jeremiah 18:9 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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