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At one momentרֶגַעI speakאֲדַבֵּרconcerning a nationעַל גּוֹיor concerning a kingdom,וְעַל מַמְלָכָהto uprootלִנְתוֹשׁand to tear downוְלִנְתוֹץand to destroy;וּלְהַאֲבִיד
Jeremiah 18:7
Study it in the app“At one moment I speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom, to uproot and to tear down and to destroy;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 18:7, word by word
- At one momentרֶגַעrega
moment
Instant, a very brief moment.
Where else “rega” appears- I speakאֲדַבֵּרadaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “adaber” appears- concerning a nationגּוֹיgoy
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appears- or concerning a kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlacha
kingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlacha” appears- to uprootנְתוֹשׁnetosh
uproot
Uproot, tear out of its place.
Where else “netosh” appears- and to tear downנְתוֹץnetots
tear down
Tear down, pull down, break down.
Where else “netots” appears- and to destroyהַאֲבִידhaavid
destroy
To make someone or something disappear completely.
Where else “haavid” appears
Translation note
These are the verbs of Jeremiah's call (1:10).
The context
6“Can I not do with you as this potter does, house of Israel? declares YHWH. Look, like the clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.
7 · This verse (above)
8but if that nation turns back from its evil, concerning which I spoke, I will relent concerning the evil that I intended to do to it.