Jeremiah 12:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But if they will not obey, then I will uproot that nation; I will uproot it and destroy it, declares the LORD.””
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“But if they will not obey, then I will uproot that nation; I will uproot it and destroy it, declares the LORD.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the Lord.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But if they will not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, saith Jehovah.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And if they do not hearken, Then I have plucked up that nation, Plucking up and destroying, An affirmation of Jehovah!'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 12:17 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 2:8Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
- Isaiah 41:11Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
- Isaiah 60:12For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.
- Jeremiah 12:14This 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 them.
- Jeremiah 18:7At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
- 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.
- 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.
- Daniel 7:4The 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.
- 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 kingdom will be uprooted and given to others.
- Micah 5:14I will root out the Asherah poles from your midst and demolish your cities.
- Zechariah 14:16Then 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.
- 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.’”
- 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 2:6For 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.”
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