Jeremiah 18:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

If I promise to make a nation strong,

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:2

There is a time for birth and death, planting and reaping,

Jeremiah 1:10

and I am sending you with authority to speak to the nations for me. You will tell them of doom and destruction, and of rising and rebuilding again.”

Jeremiah 11:17

I am the LORD All-Powerful. You people of Judah were like a tree that I had planted, but you have made me angry by offering sacrifices to Baal, just as the northern kingdom did. And now I'm going to pull you up by the roots.

Jeremiah 30:18

The LORD said: Israel, I will be kind to you and let you come home. Jerusalem now lies in ruins, but you will rebuild it, complete with a new palace.

Jeremiah 31:28

In the past, I took care to uproot them, to tear them down, and to destroy them. But when that day comes, I will take care to plant them and help them grow.

Jeremiah 31:38

The LORD said: Some day, Jerusalem will truly belong to me. It will be rebuilt with a boundary line running from Hananel Tower to Corner Gate.

Jeremiah 31:4

You are precious to me, and so I will rebuild your nation. Once again you will dance for joy and play your tambourines.