Jeremiah 12:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But ifוְאִ֖ם
(ve·'im)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
they will not listen,יִשְׁמָ֑עוּ
(yish·ma·'u;)
8085: to heara prim. root
then I will uprootוְנָ֨תַשְׁתִּ֜י
(ve·na·tash·ti)
5428: to pull or pluck up, root outa prim. root
that nation,הַגֹּ֥וי
(hag·go·vy)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
uprootנָתֹ֥ושׁ
(na·to·vsh)
5428: to pull or pluck up, root outa prim. root
and destroyוְאַבֵּ֖ד
(ve·'ab·bed)
6: to perisha prim. root
it," declaresנְאֻם־
(ne·'um-)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORD.יְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
But if they will not obey
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
I will utterly
nathash  (naw-thash')
to tear away -- destroy, forsake, pluck (out, up, by the roots), pull up, root out (up), utterly.
pluck up
nathash  (naw-thash')
to tear away -- destroy, forsake, pluck (out, up, by the roots), pull up, root out (up), utterly.
and destroy
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
that nation
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But if they will not listen, then I will uproot that nation, uproot and destroy it," declares the LORD.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
However, if they will not obey, then I will uproot and destroy that nation." This is the LORD's declaration.

International Standard Version
But if they don't listen, then I'll completely uproot that nation and destroy it," declares the LORD.

NET Bible
But I will completely uproot and destroy any of those nations that will not pay heed,'" says the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But suppose they don't listen. Then I will uproot that nation and destroy it," declares the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, says the LORD.
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