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At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;
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God's Warnings are Conditional
Commentators emphasize that God's threat to "pluck up and to destroy" a nation is not an irreversible fate. It is a conditional warning. As Charles Ellicott explains, this verse teaches that God's actions are tied to an "eternal Law of Righteousness." If a nation turns from its evil, the threatened judgment can be averted. The warning is a call to repentance, not a declaration of inescapable doom.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
At what instant—literally, “in a moment.” Here, “at one time—at another time.”
19th Century
Anglican
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation ... —The words carry the thoughts of the prophet back to those which ha…
16th Century
Protestant
This is a fuller application of the Prophet's doctrine, for he had said generally before that the people were in God's hand as the clay is in the h…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[At what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom By way …
While Jeremiah observes the potter's work, God darts into his mind two great truths. God has authority, and power, to form and fashion kingdoms and…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the author draws a lesson from the simile mentioned above.
However, an objection is raised that what is said here contradict…
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