Jeremiah 18:10

10 and if it does evil in my sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it.

Jeremiah 18:10 in Other Translations

KJV
10 If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
ESV
10 and if it does evil in my sight, not listening to my voice, then I will relent of the good that I had intended to do to it.
NLT
10 but then that nation turns to evil and refuses to obey me, I will not bless it as I said I would.
MSG
10 but if they don't cooperate and won't listen to me, I will think again and give up on the plans I had for them.
CSB
10 However, if it does what is evil in My sight by not listening to My voice, I will not bring the good I had said I would do to it.

Jeremiah 18:10 In-Context

8 and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned.
9 And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted,
10 and if it does evil in my sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it.
11 “Now therefore say to the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, ‘This is what the LORD says: Look! I am preparing a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. So turn from your evil ways, each one of you, and reform your ways and your actions.’
12 But they will reply, ‘It’s no use. We will continue with our own plans; we will all follow the stubbornness of our evil hearts.’ ”

Cross References 3

  • 1. Ezekiel 33:18
  • 2. 1 Samuel 2:29-30; 1 Samuel 13:13
  • 3. S Jeremiah 1:10
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