Jeremiah
Jeremiah 18:8–10
8But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring.
9And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom, 10and 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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
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 |
Jeremiah 18:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And if at another time | וְרֶ֣גַע | wə·re·ḡa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7281 a moment |
| I announce | אֲדַבֵּ֔ר | ’ă·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| that I will build up | לִבְנֹ֖ת | liḇ·nōṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1129 build |
| and establish | וְלִנְטֹֽעַ׃ | wə·lin·ṭō·a‘ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5193 strike, fix, plant |
| 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 |
Jeremiah 18:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and if it does | וְעָשָׂ֤ה | wə·‘ā·śāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| evil | הָרָעָה | hå̄·rå̄·ʿå̄h | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| in My sight | בְּעֵינַ֔י | bə·‘ê·nay | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; first person common singular | H5869 eye |
| and does not | לְבִלְתִּ֖י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| listen | שְׁמֹ֣עַ | šə·mō·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8085 hear |
| to My voice | בְּקוֹלִ֑י | bə·qō·w·lî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| 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 good | הַטּוֹבָ֔ה | haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| I had intended for it | אָמַ֖רְתִּי | ’ā·mar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Jeremiah 18:9 Jeremiah 31:28 · Amos 9:11–15 · Jeremiah 1:10 · Jeremiah 11:17 · Jeremiah 30:18 · Jeremiah 32:41 · Jeremiah 31:4 · Ecclesiastes 3:2 · Jeremiah 31:38
Jeremiah 18:10 1 Samuel 2:30 · Ezekiel 33:18 · 1 Samuel 13:13 · Ezekiel 18:24 · Psalm 125:5 · 1 Samuel 15:11 · Jeremiah 7:23–28 · Numbers 14:22 · Zephaniah 1:6 · 1 Samuel 15:35
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.