Jeremiah 12:17
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But if they will not hear, I will utterly pluck out and destroy that nation, saith the Lord.

Psalm 2:8
Ask of me, and I will give thee the Gentiles for thy inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession.

Isaiah 60:12
For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve thee, shall perish: and the Gentiles shall be wasted with desolation.

Daniel 11:4
And when he shall come to his height, his kingdom shall be broken, and it shall be divided towards the four winds of the heaven: but not to his posterity, nor according to his power with which he ruled. For his kingdom shall be rent in pieces, even for strangers, besides these.

Zechariah 1:6
But yet my words, and my ordinances, which I gave in charge to my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers, and they returned, and said: As the Lord of hosts thought to do to us according to our ways, and according to our devices, so he hath done to us.

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But if they will not hear, I will utterly pluck out and destroy that nation, saith the Lord.

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Psalm 2:8-12 Ask of me, and I will give thee the Gentiles for thy inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession. . . .

Isaiah 60:12 For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve thee, shall perish: and the Gentiles shall be wasted with desolation.

Zechariah 14:16-19 And all they that shall be left of all nations that came against Jerusalem, shall go up from year to year, to adore the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. . . .

Luke 19:27 But as for those my enemies, who would not have me reign over them, bring them hither and kill them before me.

2 Thessalonians 1:8 In a flame of fire, giving vengeance to them who know not God and who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:6-8 Wherefore it is said in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious. And he that shall believe in him shall not be confounded. . . .

pluck.

Jeremiah 12:14-17 Thus saith the Lord against all wicked neighbours, that touch the inheritance that I have shared out to my people Israel: Behold I will pluck them out of their land, and I will pluck the house of Juda out of the midst of them. . . .

Jeremiah 18:7 I will suddenly speak against a nation, and against a kingdom, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy it.

Jeremiah 31:28 And as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to throw down, and to scatter, and destroy, and afflict: so will I watch over them, to build up, and to plant them, saith the Lord.

Ezekiel 19:12 But she was plucked up in wrath, and cast on the ground, and the burning wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods are withered, and dried up: the fire hath devoured her.

Daniel 7:4-8 The first was like a lioness, and had the wings of an eagle: I beheld till her wings were plucked off, and she was lifted up from the earth, and stood upon her feet as a man, and the heart of a man was given to her. . . .

Daniel 11:4 And when he shall come to his height, his kingdom shall be broken, and it shall be divided towards the four winds of the heaven: but not to his posterity, nor according to his power with which he ruled. For his kingdom shall be rent in pieces, even for strangers, besides these.

Context
A Message for Israel's Neighbors
16And it shall come to pass, if they will be taught, and will learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name: The Lord liveth, as they have taught my people to swear by Baal: that they shall be built up in the midst of my people. 17But if they will not hear, I will utterly pluck out and destroy that nation, saith the Lord.
Lexicon
But if
וְאִ֖ם (wə·’im)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

they will not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

obey,
יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ (yiš·mā·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently

then I will uproot
וְנָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜י (wə·nā·ṯaš·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5428: To pull or pluck up, root out

that
הַה֛וּא (ha·hū)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

nation;
הַגּ֥וֹי (hag·gō·w)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

I will uproot it
נָת֥וֹשׁ (nā·ṯō·wōš)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 5428: To pull or pluck up, root out

and destroy it,”
וְאַבֵּ֖ד (wə·’ab·bêḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish

declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5002: An oracle

the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


Additional Translations
But if they will not obey, then I will uproot that nation; I will uproot it and destroy it,” declares the LORD.But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, said the LORD.

But if they will not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, saith Jehovah.

But if they will not return, then will I cut off that nation with utter ruin and destruction.

And if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith Jehovah.

But if they will not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, saith the LORD.

But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.

But if they will not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, says Yahweh.

And if they do not hearken, Then I have plucked up that nation, Plucking up and destroying, An affirmation of Jehovah!'
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