Jeremiah 18 · Verse 7

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;
Jeremiah 18:7, King James Version

Jeremiah 18:7 in other translations

BSBAt any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
WEBAt the instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it,
ASVAt what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;
YLTThe moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, To pluck up and to break down, and to destroy,
DARBYAt the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy,
BBEWhenever I say anything about uprooting a nation or a kingdom, and smashing it and sending destruction on it;
WebsterAt what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

What does Jeremiah 18:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. At what instant--in a moment, when the nation least expects it. Hereby he reminds the Jews how marvellously God had delivered them from their original degradation, that is, In one and the same day ye were the most wretched, and then the most favored of all people [Calvin].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, etc. - If that nation, against whom, etc. - And at what instant, etc. - If it do evil, etc. - These verses contain what may be called God's decree by which the whole of his conduct towards man is regulated. If he purpose destruction against an offending person, if that person repent and turn to God, he shall live and not die. If he purpose peace and salvation to him that walketh uprightly, if he turn from God to the world and sin, he shall die and not live.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 18:7 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.

רֶ֣גַעRe.ga'a momentH7281
אֲדַבֵּ֔ר'a.da.BerI will speakH1696
עַל\־'al-onH5921
גּ֖וֹיGoya nationH1471
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
מַמְלָכָ֑הmam.la.Khaha kingdomH4467
לִנְת֥וֹשׁlin.To.oshto pluck upH5428
וְלִנְת֖וֹץve.lin.Totzand to pull downH5422
וּֽלְהַאֲבִֽיד\׃U.le.ha.'a.Vidand to destroyH6

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Cross references for Jeremiah 18:7

  • Jeremiah 1:10

    See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

  • Jeremiah 12:14-17

    Thus saith the Lord against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them. And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land. And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The Lord liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people. But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 45:4

    Thus shalt thou say unto him, The Lord saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.

  • Jonah 3:4

    And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.

  • Amos 9:8

    Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 25:9-14

    Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations. Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
to pluck.
1:10; 12:14-17; 25:9-14; 45:4; Am 9:8; Jon 3:4

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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.

  • 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;

  • Jeremiah 18:8

    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.

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Jeremiah 18:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
En un instante hablaré contra gentes y contra reinos, para arrancar, y disipar, y destruir.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Au moment où je parle au sujet d’une nation et au sujet d’un royaume, pour arracher, pour démolir, et pour détruire,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Einmal rede ich über ein Volk und über ein Königreich, es auszureißen und abzubrechen und zu zerstören;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Repente loquar adversum gentem et adversus regnum, ut eradicem, et destruam, et disperdam illud: