Jeremiah 26:3

26:3 Maybe they will pay attention and each of them will stop living the evil way they do. ¹  If they do that, then I will forgo destroying them ²  as I had intended to do because of the wicked things they have been doing. ³ 

Jeremiah 26:13

26:13 But correct the way you have been living and do what is right. ⁴  Obey the Lord your God. If you do, the Lord will forgo destroying you as he threatened he would. ⁵ 

[26:3]  ¹ tn Heb “will turn from his wicked way.”

[26:3]  ² tn For the idiom and translation of terms involved here see 18:8 and the translator’s note there.

[26:3]  ³ tn Heb “because of the wickedness of their deeds.”

[26:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “Make good your ways and your actions.” For the same expression see 7:3, 5; 18:11.

[26:13]  ⁵ tn For the idiom and translation of terms involved here see 18:8 and the translator’s note there.