Jeremiah 12:17

17 "But if they will not listen, then I will ¹uproot that nation, uproot and destroy it," declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 12:17 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 12:17

But if they will not obey
Or "hear" ^F11; the word of the Lord, and hearken to the ministers of the Gospel, and be subject to the ordinances of it; or as the Targum,

``will not receive instruction:''

I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the Lord:
root it up from being a nation, strip it of all its privileges and enjoyments, and destroy it with an everlasting destruction; see ( Zechariah 14:16-18 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 (wemvy) "audierint", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus; "audient", Cocceius.

Jeremiah 12:17 In-Context

15 "And it will come about that after I have uprooted them, I will again have compassion on them; and I will bring them back, each one to his inheritance and each one to his land.

16 "Then if they will really learn the ways of My people, to swear by My name, 'As the LORD lives,' even as they taught My people to swear by Baal, they will be built up in the midst of My people.

17 "But if they will not listen, then I will uproot that nation, uproot and destroy it," declares the LORD .

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 2:8-12; Isaiah 60:12