8And 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.


In Context

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.

9 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 18:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:8If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:8and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:8If that nation against which I have spoken, shall repent of their evil, I also will repent of the evil that I have thought to do to them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:8if 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:8If that nation against which I have pronounced, shall turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:8If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.