Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman 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.
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.
A Conservative Version
if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from their evil, I will relent of the evil that I thought to do to them.
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.
Amplified
if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will
Bible in Basic English
If, in that very minute, that nation of which I was talking is turned away from its evil, my purpose of doing evil to them will be changed.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And that nation which I spake against it turned back from its evil, and I lamented for the evil which I proposed to do to it.
King James 2000
If that nation, against whom I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will change from the evil that I thought to do unto them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But [if] that nation turns back from its evil that I have threatened against it, then I will relent concerning the disaster that I planned to do to it.
Modern King James verseion
if that nation, against whom I have spoken, will turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
if that people against whom I have thus devised convert from their wickedness: Immediately, I repent of the plague, that I devised to bring upon them.
NET Bible
But if that nation I threatened stops doing wrong, I will cancel the destruction I intended to do to it.
New Heart English Bible
if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.
The Emphasized Bible
and that nation return from its wickedness against whom I have spoken, then will I repent concerning the calamity which I had devised to bring upon it.
Webster
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, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Evil » The reward for doing evil
Government » God setting up and removing kings
Judgments » May be averted by » Forsaking iniquity
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 18:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Potter And The Clay
7
At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to
Cross References
Jeremiah 26:13
Now therefore
Ezekiel 18:21
“But if the
Jeremiah 26:3
Judges 2:18
When the Lord raised up judges for them,
Hosea 11:8
How can I surrender you, O Israel?
How can I
How can I treat you like
My heart is turned over within Me,
Psalm 106:45
And
Jeremiah 7:3-7
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “
Joel 2:13-14
Now return to the Lord your God,
For He is
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness
And
Jonah 3:9-10
Luke 13:3-5
Exodus 32:12
Why should
Deuteronomy 32:36
When He sees that their
And there is none remaining, bond or free.
Judges 10:15-16
The sons of Israel said to the Lord, “We have sinned,
1 Kings 8:33-34
“
2 Chronicles 12:6
So the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The
Psalm 90:13
And
Psalm 135:14
And
Isaiah 1:16-19
Jeremiah 15:6
“You keep
So I will
I am
Jeremiah 26:19
Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not
Jeremiah 36:3
Jeremiah 42:10
‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will
Ezekiel 33:11
Say to them, ‘
Ezekiel 33:13
When I say to the righteous he will surely live, and he so trusts in his righteousness that he
Amos 7:3-6
“It shall not be,” said the Lord.
Jonah 2:5-10
The great
Weeds were wrapped around my head.
Jonah 4:2
He