Jeremiah 18:8
and that nation return from its wickedness against whom I have spoken, then will I repent concerning the calamity which I had devised to bring upon it.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
9And, the moment I speak, concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom,—to build and to plant;
Cross References
Exodus 32:14So then Yahweh was grieved,—over the calamity—which he had spoken of inflicting on his people.
Judges 2:18And, when Yahweh raised them up judges, then was Yahweh with the judges, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies, all the days of the judge,—for Yahweh was grieved at their outcry, because of them who oppressed them, and ill-treated them.
1 Kings 8:33When thy people Israel are smitten before an enemy, because they have been sinning against thee,—and they turn again unto thee, and confess thy Name, and pray and make supplication unto thee, in this house,
Psalms 90:13Return, Yahweh, oh how long? And have compassion upon thy servants;
Psalms 135:14For Yahweh will vindicate his people,—and, on his servants, have compassion.
Jeremiah 7:3Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts God of Israel, Amend your ways, and your doings,—That I may cause you to dwell in this place.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 18:2-11
The Sovereign Prerogative of God; Divine Goodness and Equity. ( b. c. 600.) 1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord , saying, 2 Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. 3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. 4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. 5 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 6 O… Read the whole commentary →