Jeremiah
Jeremiah 18:7–8
7At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed. 8But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring.
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Jeremiah 18:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At any time | רֶ֣גַע | re·ḡa‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H7281 a moment |
| I might announce | אֲדַבֵּ֔ר | ’ă·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| that | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| a nation | גּ֖וֹי | gō·w | Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| or kingdom | מַמְלָכָ֑ה | mam·lā·ḵāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
| will be uprooted | לִנְת֥וֹשׁ | lin·ṯō·wōš | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5428 pull or pluck up, root out |
| torn down | וְלִנְת֖וֹץ | wə·lin·ṯō·wṣ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5422 pull down, break down |
| and destroyed | וּֽלְהַאֲבִֽיד׃ | ū·lə·ha·’ă·ḇîḏ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H6 perish |
Jeremiah 18:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But if that | הַה֔וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| nation | הַגּ֣וֹי | hag·gō·w | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| I warned | דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי | dib·bar·tî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| turns | וְשָׁב֙ | wə·šāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| from its evil | מֵרָ֣עָת֔וֹ | mê·rā·‘ā·ṯōw | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| then I will relent | וְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ | wə·ni·ḥam·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5162 be sorry, console |
| of | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the disaster | הָ֣רָעָ֔ה | hā·rā·‘āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| I had planned | חָשַׁ֖בְתִּי | ḥā·šaḇ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H2803 think, account |
| to bring | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 18:7 Jeremiah 1:10 · Jeremiah 45:4 · Jeremiah 12:14–17
Jeremiah 18:8 Ezekiel 18:21 · Jeremiah 26:13 · Jonah 3:9–10 · Hosea 11:8 · Jeremiah 26:3 · Amos 7:3–6 · Joel 2:13–14 · Judges 2:18 · Jeremiah 7:3–7 · Psalm 106:45 · 1 Kings 8:33–34 · Isaiah 1:16–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.