Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But if any nation does not listen, I will completely uproot and destroy it,” declares the LORD. New Living Translation But any nation who refuses to obey me will be uprooted and destroyed. I, the LORD, have spoken!” English Standard Version But if any nation will not listen, then I will utterly pluck it up and destroy it, declares the LORD.” Berean Standard Bible But if they will not obey, then I will uproot that nation; I will uproot it and destroy it, declares the LORD.” King James Bible But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD. New King James Version But if they do not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation,” says the LORD. New American Standard Bible But if they do not listen, then I will drive out that nation, drive it out and destroy it,” declares the LORD. NASB 1995 “But if they will not listen, then I will uproot that nation, uproot and destroy it,” declares the LORD. NASB 1977 “But if they will not listen, then I will uproot that nation, uproot and destroy it,” declares the LORD. Legacy Standard Bible But if they will not listen, then I will uproot that nation, uproot and make it perish,” declares Yahweh. Amplified Bible But if [any nation] will not listen and obey, I will [completely] uproot and destroy that nation, says the LORD.” Christian Standard Bible However, if they will not obey, then I will uproot and destroy that nation.” This is the LORD’s declaration. Holman Christian Standard Bible However, if they will not obey, then I will uproot and destroy that nation.” This is the LORD’s declaration. American Standard Version But if they will not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, saith Jehovah. Contemporary English Version However, if they don't listen to me, I will uproot them from their lands and completely destroy them. I, the LORD, have spoken. English Revised Version But if they will not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, saith the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation But suppose they don't listen. Then I will uproot that nation and destroy it," declares the LORD. Good News Translation But if any nation will not obey, then I will completely uproot it and destroy it. I, the LORD, have spoken." International Standard Version But if they don't listen, then I'll completely uproot that nation and destroy it," declares the LORD. Majority Standard Bible But if they will not obey, then I will uproot that nation; I will uproot it and destroy it, declares the LORD.? NET Bible But I will completely uproot and destroy any of those nations that will not pay heed,'" says the LORD. New Heart English Bible But if they will not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it,'" says the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD. World English Bible But if they will not hear, then I will pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it,” says Yahweh. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd if they do not listen, "" Then I have plucked up that nation, "" Plucking up and destroying,” "" A declaration of YHWH! Young's Literal Translation And if they do not hearken, Then I have plucked up that nation, Plucking up and destroying, An affirmation of Jehovah!' Smith's Literal Translation And if they will not hear, tearing up and destroying, I tore up that nation, says Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut if they will not hear, I will utterly pluck out and destroy that nation, saith the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version But if they will not listen, I will uproot that nation unto utter destruction and perdition, says the Lord.” New American Bible But if they do not obey, I will uproot and destroy that nation entirely—oracle of the LORD. New Revised Standard Version But if any nation will not listen, then I will completely uproot it and destroy it, says the LORD. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut if they will not obey, then I will utterly pluck up and destroy this people, says the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And if they will not listen, I shall uproot this people to uproot and to destroy, says LORD JEHOVAH OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But if they will not hearken, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, saith the LORD. Brenton Septuagint Translation But if they will not return, then will I cut off that nation with utter ruin and destruction. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Message for Israel's Neighbors…16And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people. 17But if they will not obey, then I will uproot that nation; I will uproot it and destroy it, declares the LORD.” Cross References Deuteronomy 28:15 If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: Deuteronomy 28:63 Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess. Isaiah 60:12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed. 2 Kings 17:23 Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day. 2 Chronicles 36:16-17 But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. / So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, Jeremiah 6:19 Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction. Jeremiah 18:7-10 At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed. / But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring. / And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom, ... Jeremiah 25:8-9 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Because you have not obeyed My words, / behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation. Jeremiah 25:12 But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation. Jeremiah 46:28 And you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, for I am with you. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have banished you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.” Ezekiel 5:8-9 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself am against you, Jerusalem, and I will execute judgments among you in the sight of the nations. / Because of all your abominations, I will do to you what I have never done before and will never do again. Ezekiel 14:13 “Son of man, if a land sins against Me by acting unfaithfully, and I stretch out My hand against it to cut off its supply of food, to send famine upon it, and to cut off from it both man and beast, Daniel 9:11-12 All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You. / You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem. Hosea 9:17 My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations. Amos 9:8 Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD. Treasury of Scripture But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, said the LORD. if. Psalm 2:8-12 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession… Isaiah 60:12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. Zechariah 14:16-19 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles… pluck. Jeremiah 12:14-17 Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them… Jeremiah 18:7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; Jeremiah 31:28 And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD. Jump to Previous Affirmation Completely Declares Destroy Destroying Destruction Ear Hear Hearken Nation Obey Pluck Plucked Plucking Uproot Uprooted UtterlyJump to Next Affirmation Completely Declares Destroy Destroying Destruction Ear Hear Hearken Nation Obey Pluck Plucked Plucking Uproot Uprooted UtterlyJeremiah 12 1. Jeremiah, complaining of the prosperity of the wicked, by faith sees their ruin.5. God admonishes him of his brothers' treachery against him; 7. and laments his heritage. 14. He promises to the penitent return from captivity. But if they will not obey This phrase underscores the conditional nature of God's covenant with His people and the nations surrounding Israel. The Hebrew word for "obey" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which means to hear, listen, or give heed. In the biblical context, obedience is not merely about hearing words but involves a response of submission and action. Historically, Israel's relationship with God was contingent upon their adherence to His commandments. This phrase serves as a reminder of the importance of obedience in maintaining a covenant relationship with God. then I will uproot that nation uprooting and destroying it declares the LORD Hebrew But ifוְאִ֖ם (wə·’im) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not they will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no obey, יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ (yiš·mā·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently then I will uproot וְנָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜י (wə·nā·ṯaš·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5428: To pull or pluck up, root out that הַה֛וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are nation; הַגּ֥וֹי (hag·gō·w) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts I will uproot it נָת֥וֹשׁ (nā·ṯō·wōš) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 5428: To pull or pluck up, root out and destroy it,” וְאַבֵּ֖ד (wə·’ab·bêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Jeremiah 12:17 NIVJeremiah 12:17 NLT Jeremiah 12:17 ESV Jeremiah 12:17 NASB Jeremiah 12:17 KJV Jeremiah 12:17 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 12:17 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 12:17 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 12:17 French Bible Jeremiah 12:17 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 12:17 But if they will not hear then (Jer.) |
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