And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Jeremiah 18:7 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it; More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 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; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition At one time I will suddenly speak concerning a nation or kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it; American Standard Version (1901) At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it; Common English Bible At any time I may announce that I will dig up, pull down, and destroy a nation or kingdom; Catholic Public Domain Version Suddenly, I will speak against a nation and against a kingdom, so that I may uproot, and destroy, and scatter it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I will suddenly speak against a nation and against a kingdom to root out and to pull down and to destroy it. |
And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
see, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, and to destroy and to overthrow; to build, and to plant.
It may be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way; that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.
And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down, and to overthrow and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them to build and to plant, saith the LORD.
If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
Thus shalt thou say unto him, Thus saith the LORD: Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up; and this in the whole land.
Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion wherewith he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside these.
Behold, the eyes of the Lord GODare 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.
And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, which he said he would do unto them; and he did it not.
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.