Jeremiah Chapter 18 verse 8 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 18:8

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.
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BBE Jeremiah 18:8

If, in that very minute, that nation of which I was talking is turned away from its evil, my purpose of doing evil to them will be changed.
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DARBY Jeremiah 18:8

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.
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KJV Jeremiah 18:8

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.
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WBT Jeremiah 18:8


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WEB Jeremiah 18:8

if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.
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YLT Jeremiah 18:8

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.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewBut if thatהַה֔וּא (ha·hū)Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, arenationהַגּ֣וֹי (hag·gō·w)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locustsI warnedדִּבַּ֖רְתִּי (dib·bar·tî)Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdueturnsוְשָׁב֙ (wə·šāḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, againfrom its evil,מֵרָ֣עָת֔וֹ (mê·rā·‘ā·ṯōw)Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 7451: Bad, evilthen I will relentוְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ (wə·ni·ḥam·tî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularStrong's 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avengeofעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthe disasterהָ֣רָעָ֔ה (hā·rā·‘āh)Article | Adjective - feminine singularStrong's 7451: Bad, evilI had plannedחָשַׁ֖בְתִּי (ḥā·šaḇ·tî)Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 2803: To think, accountto inflict.לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 6213: To do, makeJump to PreviousCalamity Changed Disaster Evil Inflict Intended Minute Nation Planned Pronounced Purpose Relent Repent Repented Repents Talking Thought Turn Turned Turns Warned