Jeremiah 18:7

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

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 45:4, the same 'pluck up and break down' language echoes God's sovereign power to undo what He built, reinforcing the conditional pattern.

Jeremiah 1:10 gives the same verbs—root out, pull down, destroy, build, plant—establishing Jeremiah's authority over nations as God's spokesman.

Jeremiah 25:9–11 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 25:9-11 is a concrete example of God plucking up nations through Nebuchadnezzar's destruction—fulfilling the principle stated here.

Jeremiah 42:10 echoes the same conditional promise: God will build up and not pluck up if the people remain, relenting from disaster as in the main verse.

In Jeremiah 7:7, God promises to let Israel dwell if they repent — opposite of uprooting; shows the conditional blessing side.

In Jeremiah 12:17, God vows to uproot nations that disobey — identical theme and language to Jeremiah 18:7.

In Jeremiah 24:6, God promises to plant and not uproot — directly contrasts the uprooting decree in Jeremiah 18:7.

In Jeremiah 26:3, God says He may relent from planned calamity — parallels the conditionality of uprooting in Jeremiah 18:7.

In Jeremiah 31:28, the same language of plucking up and breaking down is used for judgment, but now God promises to build and plant—showing His restorative purpose.

Jeremiah 12:14-17 expands on God plucking up evil neighbors and offering restoration if they learn—consistent with the conditional pattern here.

Jonah 3:4 Parallel

In Jonah 3:4, God's destruction threat against Nineveh illustrates the principle here: a warning that can be averted by repentance.

In 2 Chronicles 7:20, God warns He will uproot Israel — same Hebrew root 'uproot' as in Jeremiah 18:7.

In 1 Chronicles 21:15, God sends an angel to destroy Jerusalem but then relents — a direct example of the pattern in Jeremiah 18:7.

Ezekiel 33:14 mirrors the principle: God declares judgment, but if the wicked turn from sin, He relents—directly paralleling the conditional relenting in Jeremiah 18:7.

Joel 2:13 Parallel

Joel 2:13 declares God relents from disaster when people return to Him—directly reinforcing the same truth about God's mercy after repentance.

In Deuteronomy 28:63, God 'rejoices to destroy and pluck you off'—identical language reinforcing the covenant curses behind this threat.

Amos 9:8 Parallel

In Amos 9:8, God declares He will destroy sinful kingdoms—matching the threat here, though with a remnant exception.