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if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.
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Judgment Can Be Averted
Commentators unanimously stress that God's warnings of judgment are not irreversible decrees. This verse reveals a fundamental principle: if a nation turns from its evil, God will relent from the disaster He planned. Sincere repentance and conversion can change a nation's destiny, demonstrating that God's dealings are conditional upon human response.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will repent of the evil ... I will repent of the good - All God’s dealings with mankind are here declared to be conditional. God does no…
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
If that nation against whom I have pronounced Such a sentence as this, should immediately, upon the above declaration, do…
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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