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Jeremiah 18:8

But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְשָׁב֙ve.Shavand it will turn awayH7725 →
הַגּ֣וֹיha.Goythe nationH1471 →
הַה֔וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931 →
מֵרָ֣עָת֔וֹme.Ra.'a.Tofrom evil itsH7451 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
דִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiI had spokenH1696 →
עָלָ֑יו'a.Lavon itH5921 →
וְנִֽחַמְתִּי֙ve.ni.cham.Tiand I will relentH5162 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'Ahthe calamityH7451 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
חָשַׁ֖בְתִּיcha.Shav.tiI had plannedH2803 →
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.Sotto doH6213 →
לֽוֹ׃ סloto <the> it

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Jonah 3:10When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.Ezekiel 18:21But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.Jeremiah 26:13So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you.Jonah 3:9–10Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”Hosea 11:8How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!Jeremiah 26:3Perhaps they will listen and turn—each from his evil way of life—so that I may relent of the disaster I am planning to bring upon them because of the evil of their deeds.Joel 2:13–14So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.Judges 2:18Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.Amos 7:3–6So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said.Psalms 106:45And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.Jeremiah 7:3–7Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place.Exodus 32:14So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.2 Chronicles 12:6So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.”Luke 13:3–5No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.Exodus 32:12Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people.1 Kings 8:33–34When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading with You in this temple,Psalms 135:14For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants.Isaiah 1:16–19Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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