Jeremiah 18:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 18:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 18:8 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unt..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 18:8 — 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.”
— Jeremiah 18:8 (KJV)
Jeremiah 18:8 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 18:8
“Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:8: against, turn, evil
“Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:8: nation, against, whom
“Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:8: against, pronounced, evil
“Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the LORD, and besought the LORD, and the LORD repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls. the LORD, and the: Heb. the face of the LORD, etc”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:8: against, pronounced, evil
“It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that the LORD hath pronounced against this people. they...: Heb. their supplication shall fail”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 18:8: against, pronounced, turn
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