Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
At one moment I may speak about a nation or a kingdom to uproot it, pull it down, or destroy it.
New American Standard Bible
At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to
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;
Holman Bible
At one moment I might announce concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will uproot, tear down, and destroy it.
A Conservative Version
At that instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it,
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;
Amplified
At one moment I might [suddenly] speak concerning a nation or kingdom, that I will uproot and break down and destroy;
Bible in Basic English
Whenever I say anything about uprooting a nation or a kingdom, and smashing it and sending destruction on it;
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,
Julia Smith Translation
The moment I shall speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to tear down, and to destroy:
King James 2000
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
Lexham Expanded Bible
One moment I speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom, to uproot, and to tear down, and to destroy [it].
Modern King James verseion
The instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck it up and to pull it down, and to destroy it;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When I take in hand to root out, to destroy, or to waste away any people or kingdom;
NET Bible
There are times, Jeremiah, when I threaten to uproot, tear down, and destroy a nation or kingdom.
New Heart 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;
The Emphasized Bible
The moment I speak, concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom, - to pull up and to break down, and to destroy;
Webster
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
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;
Youngs Literal Translation
The moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, To pluck up and to break down, and to destroy,
Themes
Evil » The reward for doing evil
Government » God setting up and removing kings
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 18:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Potter And The Clay
6 "Israel, can't I deal with you like this potter?" declares the LORD. "Look, Israel, like clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand. 7 At one moment I may speak about a nation or a kingdom to uproot it, pull it down, or destroy it. 8 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.
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Cross References
Jeremiah 1:10
See, today I've appointed you to prophesy about nations and kingdoms, to pull up and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant."
Jeremiah 12:14-17
This is what the LORD says about all the wicked neighbors who strike out against the land I've given to my people Israel as their inheritance: "I'm about to uproot them from their land, and I'll uproot the house of Judah from among them.
Jeremiah 25:9-14
I'm now sending for all the tribes from the north, declares the LORD, and for my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I'll bring them against this land, against its inhabitants, and against all these surrounding nations. I'll utterly destroy them and make them an object of horror and scorn, and an everlasting desolation.
Jeremiah 45:4
Say this to him: "This is what the LORD says: "Look! What I've built I'm about to tear down, and what I've planted I'm about to pull up and this will involve the entire land."
Amos 9:8
Look! The eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom. I will destroy it from the face of the earth; but I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob," declares the LORD.
Jonah 3:4
Now Nineveh was a very large city, requiring a three-day journey to cross through it. As Jonah started into the city on the first day's journey, he proclaimed the message, "40 days more and Nineveh will be overthrown!"