Jeremiah 12:17

In 11 translations

BSB

But if they will not obey, then I will uproot that nation; I will uproot it and destroy it, declares the LORD.”

KJV

But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.

WEB

But if they will not hear, then I will pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it,” says Yahweh.

ASV

But if they will not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, saith Jehovah.

LSV

And if they do not listen, || Then I have plucked up that nation, || Plucking up and destroying,” || A declaration of YHWH!

YLT

And if they do not hearken, Then I have plucked up that nation, Plucking up and destroying, An affirmation of Jehovah!'

DBY

And if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith Jehovah.

DRC

But if they will not hear, I will utterly pluck out and destroy that nation, saith the Lord.

GNV

But if they will not obey, then will I vtterly plucke vp, and destroy that nation, sayeth the Lord.

JPS

But if they will not hearken, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, saith the LORD.

LXXE

But if they will not return, then will I cut off that nation with utter ruin and destruction.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וְאִ֖ם לֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ וְנָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜י אֶת־הַגּ֥וֹי הַה֛וּא נָת֥וֹשׁ וְאַבֵּ֖ד נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἐπιστρέψωσι, καὶ ἐξαρῶ τὸ ἔθνος ἐκεῖνο ἐξάρσει καὶ ἀπωλείᾳ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Isaiah 60:12For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.
• Psalms 2:8–12Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession. You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.” Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O…
• Jeremiah 12:14–17This is what the LORD says: “As for all My evil neighbors who attack the inheritance that I bequeathed to My people Israel, I am about to uproot them from their land, and I will uproot the house of Judah from among…
• Daniel 11:4But as soon as he is established, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the authority with which he ruled, because his…
• Ezekiel 19:12But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.
• Zechariah 14:16–19Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. And should any of the families of the…
• Daniel 7:4–8The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and given the mind of a man.…
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
• 1 Peter 2:6–8For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.” To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those…
• Jeremiah 31:28Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 18:7At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
• Luke 19:27And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”

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