Jeremiah 12:17
But if they will not hearken, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith Jehovah.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 41:11Behold, all who are enraged against thee Shall be ashamed and confounded; All that contend with thee Shall come to nothing and perish.
Jeremiah 12:14Thus saith Jehovah against all my evil neighbors, Who seize the inheritance which I gave my people, Israel: Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, And the house of Judah will I pluck out from among them.
Jeremiah 31:28And it shall be that as I have watched over them To pluck up, and to pull down, and to overthrow, And to destroy, and to afflict, So will I watch over them To build, and to plant, saith Jehovah.
Daniel 7:4The first was like a lion, and had the wings of an eagle; I beheld till its wings were plucked from it, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand upon its feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
Micah 5:14I will root out thy Astartes from the midst of thee, And I will destroy thy fortified cities;
Luke 19:27But as for those enemies of mine, who would not that I should reign over them, bring them here, and slay them before me.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 12:15-17
Predictions of Mercy. ( b. c. 606.) 14 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. 15 And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land. 16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the… Read the whole commentary →