Jeremiah 18:7 Lexicon: "At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to uproot, to pull down, or to destroy it;

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
"At one moment	רֶ֣גַע (re·ga)	7281: a moment	from raga
I might speak	אֲדַבֵּ֔ר (a·dab·ber,)	1696: to speak	a prim. root
concerning	עַל־ (al-)	5921: upon, above, over	from alah
a nation	גֹּ֖וי (go·vy)	1471: nation, people	from the same as gav
or concerning	וְעַל־ (ve·'al-)	5921: upon, above, over	from alah
a kingdom	מַמְלָכָ֑ה (mam·la·chah;)	4467: kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign	from the same as melek
to uproot,	לִנְתֹ֥ושׁ (lin·to·vsh)	5428: to pull or pluck up, root out	a prim. root
to pull down,	וְלִנְתֹ֖וץ (ve·lin·to·vtz)	5422: to pull down, break down	a prim. root
or to destroy	וּֽלְהַאֲבִֽיד׃ (u·le·ha·'a·vid.)	6: to perish	a prim. root
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KJV Lexicon

At what instant
rega` (reh'-gah)
a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of time; instant, moment, space, suddenly.

I shall speak
dabar (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

concerning a 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.

and concerning a kingdom
mamlakah (mam-law-kaw')
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) -- kingdom, king's, reign, royal.

to pluck up
nathash (naw-thash')
to tear away -- destroy, forsake, pluck (out, up, by the roots), pull up, root out (up), utterly.

and to pull down
nathats (naw-thats')
to tear down -- beat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down.

and to destroy
'abad (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
"At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to uproot, to pull down, or to destroy it;

King James Bible
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
At one moment I might announce concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will uproot, tear down, and destroy it.

International Standard Version
At one moment I may speak about a nation or a kingdom to uproot it, pull it down, or destroy it.

NET Bible
There are times, Jeremiah, when I threaten to uproot, tear down, and destroy a nation or kingdom.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"At one time I may threaten to tear up, break down, and destroy a nation or a kingdom.

King James 2000 Bible
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

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