⁵ Then the word of Adonai came to me: ⁶ “House of Isra’el, can’t I deal with you as the potter deals with his clay? — says Adonai. Look! You, house of Isra’el, are the same in my hand as the clay in the potter’s hand. ⁷ At one time, I may speak about uprooting, breaking down and destroying a nation or kingdom;