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Jeremiah 12:17 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Jeremiah 12:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 12 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.”
Jeremiah 12:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 12:17
This verse warns of judgment for refusal: 'But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.' The conditional 'if they will not obey' (im lo yishme'u) makes the offer genuine, not automatic. 'Utterly pluck up' (natosh entosh) uses emphatic verbal construction—complete removal. 'Destroy' (abad) indicates perish, be lost. Nations who refuse the invitation to learn YHWH's ways face total destruction. The choice is binary: join God's people through faith or face judgment as God's enemies. This concludes chapter 12's movement from Jeremiah's complaint throu...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 12:17
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“those nations shall be utterly wasted.”
“and I will give the nations for your inheritance”
“who touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit: behold”
“Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed.{Isaiah 28:16}”
“and concerning a kingdom”
“and had eagle's wings: I saw until the wings of it were plucked”
“like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to afflict”
“and to those who don't obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus”
“his kingdom shall be broken”
“it was cast down to the ground”