Jeremiah 18:9

9 And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted,

Jeremiah 18:9 in Other Translations

9 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

9 And if at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will build and plant it,

9 And if I announce that I will plant and build up a certain nation or kingdom,

9 At another time I might decide to plant a people or country,

9 At [another] time I announce that I will build and plant a nation or a kingdom.

Jeremiah 18:9 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 18:9

And [at what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and
concerning a kingdom
By way of promise on the other hand: or, "and the moment I shall speak" as in ( Jeremiah 18:7 ) ; in favour to a people; signifying, that if they do that which is right and good, and continue therein, it may be expected that I will appear for and among such a nation and kingdom: to build and to plant [it];
to build up its fences that have been broken down, and to plant it with pleasant plants, and make it prosperous and flourishing, and protect and defend it, and keep it safe, and in a secure condition; so that it shall be in very thriving circumstances, and be out of the power of its enemies to hurt it.

Jeremiah 18:9 In-Context

7 If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed,

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.’

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 1:10; Jeremiah 31:28