Jeremiah 18 · Verse 10

Jeremiah 18:10

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.
Jeremiah 18:10, King James Version

Jeremiah 18:10 in other translations

BSBand if it does evil in My sight and does not listen to My voice, then I will relent of the good I had intended for it.
WEBif they do that which is evil in my sight, that they don’t obey my voice, then I will repent of the good with which I said I would benefit them.
ASVif they do that which is evil in my sight, that they obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
YLTAnd it hath done the evil thing in Mine eyes, So as not to hearken to My voice, Then I have repented of the good That I have spoken of doing to it.
DARBYif it do evil in my sight, that it hearken not unto my voice, then I will repent of the good wherewith I said I would benefit them.
BBEIf, in that very minute, it does evil in my eyes, going against my orders, then my good purpose, which I said I would do for them, will be changed.
WebsterIf it shall do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, with which I said I would benefit them.

What does Jeremiah 18:10 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 18:1-10

God's power over his creatures is represented by the potter. (Jr 18:1-10) The Jews exhorted to repentance, and judgments foretold. (Jr 18:11-17) The prophet appeals to God. (Jr 18:18-23) Verses 1-10 While Jeremiah looks upon the potter's work, God darts into his mind two great truths. God has authority, and power, to form and fashion kingdoms and nations as he pleases. He may dispose of us as he thinks fit; and it…

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Jeremiah 18:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.Sahand it will doH6213
הָרַע֙ha.ra.'ahthe evilH7451
בְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.Naiin view myH5869
לְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.Tito notH1115
שְׁמֹ֣עַshe.Mo.a'to listenH8085
בְּקוֹלִ֑יbe.ko.Lito voice myH6963
וְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ve.ni.cham.Tiand I will relentH5162
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.Vahthe goodH2896
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
אָמַ֖רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiI had saidH559
לְהֵיטִ֥יבle.hei.Tivto do good toH3190
אוֹתֽוֹ\׃\ \ס'o.To<obj.> itH853

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Cross references for Jeremiah 18:10

  • 1 Samuel 2:30

    Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

  • Ezekiel 33:18

    When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

  • 1 Samuel 13:13

    And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

  • Ezekiel 18:24

    But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

  • 1 Samuel 15:11

    It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the Lord all night.

  • Psalms 125:5

    As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.

  • Zephaniah 1:6

    And them that are turned back from the Lord; and those that have not sought the Lord, nor enquired for him.

  • Jeremiah 7:23-28

    But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them: Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers. …

  • Numbers 14:22

    Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;

  • 1 Samuel 15:35

    And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.

  • Numbers 14:34

    After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.

  • Ezekiel 45:20

    And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.

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do.
7:23-28; Ps 125:5; Eze 18:24; 33:18; 45:20; Zep 1:6
then.
Nu 14:22,34; 1Sa 2:30; 13:13; 15:11,35

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Context

  • Jeremiah 18:9

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

  • Jeremiah 18:10

    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.

  • Jeremiah 18:11

    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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Jeremiah 18:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Pero si hiciere lo malo delante de mis ojos, no oyendo mi voz, arrepentiréme del bien que había determinado hacerle.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
si elle fait ce qui est mauvais à mes yeux, pour ne pas écouter ma voix, je me repentirai du bien que j’avais dit vouloir lui faire.
German
Elberfelder 1871
tut es aber, was böse ist in meinen Augen, so daß es auf meine Stimme nicht hört, so lasse ich mich des Guten gereuen, welches ich ihm zu erweisen gedachte hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Si fecerit malum in oculis meis, ut non audiat vocem meam, pœnitentiam agam super bono quod locutus sum ut facerem ei.