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.
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Jeremiah 18:8 in context
Jeremiah 18:5–11
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Then the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
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“House of Israel, can’t I do with you as this potter?” says the LORD. “Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.
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At the instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it,
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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.
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At the instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it,
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if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they don’t obey my voice, then I will repent of the good with which I said I would benefit them.
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“Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, ‘The LORD says: “Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a plan against you. Everyone return from his evil way now, and amend your ways and your doings.”’
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