KJV ORIGINAL
If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But if that nation does what is wrong in my eyes and doesn't listen to my voice, then I will change my mind about the good things I promised to do for them.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is saying that if a nation turns away from Him and disobeys, He will withdraw the blessings He had planned to give them.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's message to Jeremiah at the potter's house, where God used the image of a potter reshaping clay to illustrate His relationship with nations. Jeremiah was prophesying during the final decades before Judah's exile to Babylon, when the nation was repeatedly turning away from God despite His warnings and promises.
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