Jeremiah 18:7

Jeremiah 18:7

At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

a. ASV: At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;

b. YLT: The moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, To pluck up and to break down, and to destroy,

c. Classic Amplified: At one time I will suddenly speak concerning a nation or kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it;

d. Septuagint: [If] I shall pronounce a decree upon a nation, or upon a kingdom, to cut them off, and to destroy [them];

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: one moment I may speak concerning a nation or a kingdom, to destroy, demolish or annihilate [it],

1. “At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom…”

a. [At what] instant [Strong: 7281 regaʻ, reh'-gah; from H7280. a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of time:—instant, moment, space, suddenly.]

b. [I shall] speak [Strongs; 1696 dâbar, daw-bar'; a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue:—answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, × well, × work.]

c. concerning [Strong: 5921 `al al properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications (as follow):--above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, X with.]

d. [a] nation [Strong: 1471 gôwy, go'-ee; rarely (shortened) גֹּי gôy; apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts:—Gentile, heathen, nation, people.]

e. [and] concerning [Strong: 5921 `al al properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications (as follow):--above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, X with.]

f. [a] kingdom [Strong: 4467 mamlâkâh, mam-law-kaw'; from H4427; dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm):—kingdom, king's, reign, royal.]

2. “...to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;”

a. [to] pluck up [Strong: 5428 nâthash, naw-thash'; a primitive root; to tear away:—destroy, forsake, pluck (out, up, by the roots), pull up, root out (up), × utterly.]

b. [and to] pull down [Strong: 5422 nâthats, naw-thats'; a primitive root; to tear down:—beat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down.]

c. [and to] destroy [it] [Strong: 6  ʼâbad, aw-bad'; a primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy):—break, destroy(-uction), not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, × and surely, take, be undone, × utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.]

1). In the beginning of his minitry, God told Jeremiah that he was prophet unto the nations.

a). Jeremiah 1:4-10 Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

1:5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

1:6 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

1:7 But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

1:8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

1:9 Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

1:10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.