Jeremiah 18:7-9

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

⁷ At one time I will suddenly speak concerning a nation or kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it;

⁸ And if [the people of] that nation concerning which I have spoken turn from their evil, I will relent and reverse My decision concerning the evil that I thought to do to them.

⁹ At another time I will suddenly speak concerning a nation or kingdom, that I will build up and plant it;