JER 18:7 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Πέρας λαλήσω ἐπὶ ἔθνος, ἢ ἐπὶ βασιλείαν τοῦ ἐξᾶραι αὐτοὺς, καὶ τοῦ ἀπολλύειν,
(Peras lalaʸsō epi ethnos, aʸ epi basileian tou exarai autous, kai tou apolluein, )

BrTr If I shall pronounce a decree upon a nation, or upon a kingdom, to cut them off, and to destroy them;

ULT At one moment, I may proclaim something about a nation or a kingdom, that I will drive it out, tear it down, or destroy it.

UST There may be a time when I proclaim that I will get rid of a nation or kingdom, like someone pulls up a plant with its roots, and smash it, and destroy it.

BSB § At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.

OEB At one moment I may decide to pluck up or break down and destroy some nation of kingdom;

WEBBE At the instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET There are times, Jeremiah, when I threaten to uproot, tear down, and destroy a nation or kingdom.

LSV The moment I speak concerning a nation,
And concerning a kingdom,
To pluck up and to break down, and to destroy,

FBV At one time it could happen that I announce that a nation or a kingdom is going to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.

T4T There may be a time when I proclaim that I will get rid of a nation or kingdom, like someone pulls up a plant with its roots, and smashes it, and destroys it.

LEB One moment I speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom, to uproot, and to tear down, and to destroy it.[fn]

18:7 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

BBE Whenever I say anything about uprooting a nation or a kingdom, and smashing it and sending destruction on it;

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS At one instant I may speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;

ASV At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;

DRA I will suddenly speak against a nation, and against a kingdom, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy it.

YLT The moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, To pluck up and to break down, and to destroy,

Drby At the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy,

RV At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;

Wbstr At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it ;

KJB-1769 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

KJB-1611 [fn]At what instant I shall speake concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdome, to plucke vp and to pull downe, and to destroy it.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

18:7 Chap.1. 10.

Bshps When I take in hande to roote out, to destroy, or to waste away any people or kyngdome:
(When I take in hand to root out, to destroy, or to waste away any people or kingdom:)

Gnva I will speake suddenly against a nation or against a kingdome to plucke it vp, and to roote it out and to destroy it.
(I will speak suddenly against a nation or against a kingdom to pluck it up, and to root it out and to destroy it. )

Cvdl When I take in honde to rote out, to destroye, or to waist awaye eny people or kigdome:
(When I take in hand to root out, to destroye, or to waist away any people or kigdome:)

Wycl Sudenli Y schal speke ayens a folk, and ayens a rewme, that Y drawe out, and distrie, and leese it.
(Sudenli I shall speak against a folk, and against a realm, that I drawe out, and distrie, and lose it.)

Luth Plötzlich rede ich wider ein Volk und Königreich, daß ich‘s ausrotten, zerbrechen und verderben wolle.
(Plötzlich rede I against a people and kingreich, that ich‘s ausrotten, zerbrechen and verderben wolle.)

ClVg Repente loquar adversum gentem et adversus regnum, ut eradicem, et destruam, et disperdam illud:[fn]
(Repente loquar adversum gentem and adversus kingdom, as eradicem, and destruam, and disperdam illud: )

18.7 Repente loquar. ID. Liberum arbitrium significat, etc., usque ad ut in omnibus excellat gratia largitoris.

18.7 Repente loquar. ID. Liberum arbitrium significat, etc., until to as in to_all excellat gratia largitoris.

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Choice of Life or Death

In Moses’ instructions to the Israelites when they were on the cusp of entering the Promised Land, the people were presented with a choice: Obey the covenant—life as God designed it—and live, or refuse to obey the Creator’s design and die (Deut 30:19). This choice—and its ramifications—resounded throughout God’s covenant dealings with his people.

The specific terminology of Deuteronomy 30 resurfaces in Jeremiah, in the context of the Babylonian invasion: “Take your choice of life or death” (Jer 21:8). The prophet warned King Zedekiah and his people to submit to the Lord’s instruction. If they did, they would live; if not, they would die. Earlier in Jeremiah’s ministry, the Lord confronted the people of Judah with an opportunity to change and come home to him (3:12–4:4). If they rejected idol worship, admitted their guilt, and confessed that they were rebels, God would cleanse their minds and hearts, and they could live peacefully in the land. However, the people scornfully rejected this offer again and again (7:5-7; 18:8-11; 23:22; 26:13; 27:12-13; 29:32; 35:15; 36:3-7; 44:5). So the Lord repeatedly warned them that if they rejected the path of life, they would experience judgment.

In Jeremiah’s day, only a few chose life; the majority rebelled and experienced death. In the end, the people led by Zedekiah ignored the Lord, defied the Babylonian army, and indeed suffered judgment. They intentionally rejected the gift of life.

Passages for Further Study

Deut 11:26-29; 30:15-20; Prov 9:1-18; 11:19; 18:21; Isa 1:19-20; Jer 3:12-15; 4:3-4; 7:5-7; 18:7-11; 21:8-9; 23:22; 26:13; 27:12-18; 35:15; 36:3-7; 44:5; Ezek 18:23-24; Rom 6:23; 8:6; Rev 2:10

Parallel JER 18:7