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Jeremiah 12:17

But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.

KJV

Quod si non audierint, evellam gentem illam evulsione et perditione, ait Dominus.

Vulgate

ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἐπιστρέψωσιν, καὶ ἐξαρῶ τὸ ἔθνος ἐκεῖνο ἐξάρσει καὶ ἀπωλείᾳ.

LXX

But if they will not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, saith Jehovah.

ASV

וְ/אִ֖ם לֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ וְ/נָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜י אֶת הַ/גּ֥וֹי הַ/ה֛וּא נָת֥וֹשׁ וְ/אַבֵּ֖ד נְאֻם יְהוָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
גּוֹיִ֔ם
gvym
noun · 557×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 183×
ם
m
verb · 21×
נְאֻם
n'm
noun · 374×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Dan 11:4 — And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom s
  • Isa 60:12 — For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
  • Ps 2:8 — Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.