But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.
Parallel translations
- WEB But if they will not hear, then I will pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it,” says Yahweh.
- BSB But if they will not obey, then I will uproot that nation; I will uproot it and destroy it, declares the LORD.”
- NKJV But if they do not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation,” says the Lord.
- NASB But if they do not listen, then I will drive out that nation, drive it out and destroy it,” declares the Lord.
- NLT But any nation who refuses to obey me will be uprooted and destroyed. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
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Quick answer
But any nation that refuses to listen will be uprooted and destroyed.
Overview
God's offer of mercy is genuine, but rejecting Him brings sure judgment. The same word that promises restoration to the obedient warns the rebellious of destruction. This echoes the gospel call: those who believe are saved, while those who reject the Son remain under judgment (John 3:36).
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- Isa 60:12For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
- Ps 2:8–12Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
- Jer 12:14–17Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.
- 1 Pet 2:6–8Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
- Luke 19:27But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
- Zech 14:16–19And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
- 2 Th 1:8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
- Ezek 19:12But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.
- Dan 11:4And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
- Dan 7:4–8The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.
- Jer 18:7At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
- Jer 31:28And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.
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