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And the vessel that he was making with the clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter, so he made again[a] another vessel, as it was right in the eyes of the potter to make.

And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,[b] “Like this potter, am I not able to do to you, O house of Israel?” declares[c] Yahweh. “Look, like the clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 18:4 Literally “he turned back and he made it”
  2. Jeremiah 18:5 Literally “to say”
  3. Jeremiah 18:6 Literally “a declaration of”

But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.

Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Like clay(A) in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand,(B) Israel.

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