Jeremiah 18:8

King James Version (KJV)

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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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.

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;

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.

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

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.

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Jeremiah 18:8 in every translation

KJV King James Version: 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.
WEB World English Bible: if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring.
ASV American Standard Version: if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: And that nation hath turned from its evil, Because I have spoken against it, Then I have repented of the evil that I thought to do to it.
DBY Darby Translation: if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, then I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
WBS Webster Bible: If that nation against which I have pronounced, shall turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.