While making some changes to Jer 18:8, 10 and Jer 26:3, 5-6, 13, 18-19, such as the texts that speak of God “repenting,” Joseph Smith in his revision of the Bible preserved the contingent nature of prophecy in these texts:
Jer 18:8, 10
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KJV |
1867
Inspired Version (RLDS) |
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If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their
evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. . . . 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. |
If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their
evil, I will withhold the evil that I thought to do unto them. . . . If it do
evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will withhold the good,
wherewith I said I would benefit them. |
Old Testament Manuscript 2, page 111:
Verse
8 8 From the
Verse 8th turn from — with<h>old
= 10th with — With<h>old
Jer 26:3, 5-6, 13, 18-19
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KJV |
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Inspired Version (RLDS) |
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If so be the will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way,
that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of
the evil of their doings. . . . To hearken to the words of my servants the
prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but
ye have not hearkened; Then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make
this city a curse to all the nations of the earth. . . . Therefore now amend
our way and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the
Lord will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you. . . .
Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and
spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Zion
shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the
mountain of the house as the high places of a forest. Did Hezekiah king of
Judah put him at all to death? Did he not fear the Lord, and besought the
Lord, and the Lord repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against
them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls. |
If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil
way, and repent, I will turn away the evil which I purpose to do unto them
because of the evil of their doings. . . . To hearken to the words of my
servants, the prophets, whom I sent unto you, commanding them to rise up
early, and sending them; Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will
make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth; for ye have not
hearkened unto my servants the prophets. . . . Therefore now, amend your ways
and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God, and repent, and the
Lord will turn away the evil that he hath pronounced against you. . . . Micah
the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to
all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Zion shall be
ploughed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of
the house of the Lord as the high places of a forest. Did Hezekiah, king of
Judah, and all Judah put him at all to death? Did he not fear the Lord and
beseech the Lord and repent? and the Lord turned away the evil which he had
pronounced against them. Thus by putting Jeremiah to death we might procure
great evil against our souls. |
Old Testament Manuscript 2, page 112:
Verse
3d If so be they will
hearken, and turn evry man from his evil way and repent, I will turn a[y]<w>ay
the evil which I purpose to do unto them, because of the evil of their doing[,]<.>
5
verse To <to> hearken to
the words of my servants, the prophets, whom I sent unto you, commanding them
to rise up early and sending them; then will I make this house
like
shiloh, and will make this city a curse f[o]<t>o all the
nations of the earh; for ye have not hearkened unto my servants, the prophets[,]<.>
13
verse therefor now, amend your ways and your
doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God, and repent, and the Lord will
turn away the evil that he hath pronounced against you.
Verse
18 of the Lord
verse
19 Did Hezekiah, king of J[a]<u>dah,
all all Judah, put him at all to death? Did h[e]<h>e not
fear the Lord, and besought the Lord and repented, and the Lord turned away the
evil which he had pronounced against
them[;]<?> T[is]<us> by putting Jeremiah to death we
might procure great evil against our souls