Passage
Jeremiah 18.7-8
7. At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it; 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. (ASV)Book: Jeremiah · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV
5. Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, 6. O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are ye in my hand, O house of Israel.
7. At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it; 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.
- And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; 10. if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them. (Jeremiah 18:5-10, ASV)
WEB
5. Then Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 6. “House of Israel, can’t I do with you as this potter?” says Yahweh. “Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.
7. At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it; 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.
- At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; 10. if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they not obey my voice, then I will repent of the good, with which I said I would benefit them. (Jeremiah 18:5-10, WEB)
KJV
5. Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 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.
- 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. (Jeremiah 18:5-10, KJV)
YLT
5. And there is a word of Jehovah to me, saying: 6. As this potter am I not able to do to you? O house of Israel, an affirmation of Jehovah. Lo, as clay in the hand of the potter, So [are] ye in My hand, O house of Israel.
7. The moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, To pluck up and to break down, and to destroy, 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.
- And the moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, to build, and to plant, 10. And it hath done the evil thing in Mine eyes, So as not to hearken to My voice, Then I have repented of the good That I have spoken of doing to it. (Jeremiah 18:5-10, YLT)
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Theological reading
Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.
Key words
Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.
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Quoted in
Arguments and defeaters:
- Evil God Objection Defeater, via Jeremiah 18.7-10
- God Changed When He Created Objection Defeater, via Jeremiah 18.7-10
- God Created Evil Objection Defeater, via Jeremiah 18.7-10, Jeremiah 18.8
- God Is Surprised Objection Defeater, via Jeremiah 18.7-10
- Hardening Pharaohs Heart Objection Defeater, via Jeremiah 18.1-11, Jeremiah 18.8
Concepts:
- Biblical Prophecy, via Jeremiah 18.7-10
- Calvinism vs Arminianism vs Molinism vs Open Theism, via Jeremiah 18.7-10
- God Is Surprised Objection, via Jeremiah 18.7-10
- Isaiah 45.7 I Create Evil, via Jeremiah 18.8
- Open Theism, via Jeremiah 18.7-10
- Prophetic Mediation and Wartime Rhetoric, via Jeremiah 18.7-10
Lexicon:
- G3340 - metanoeo, via Jeremiah 18.8
- H5162 - nacham, via Jeremiah 18.7-10, Jeremiah 18.8
- H7451 - ra, via Jeremiah 18.8
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Why these four translations
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The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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