Jeremiah 18:1-10
King James Version
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1The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,Select Jeremiah 18:1
2Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.Select Jeremiah 18:2
3Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.Select Jeremiah 18:3
4And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.Select Jeremiah 18:4
5Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,Select Jeremiah 18:5
6O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.Select Jeremiah 18:6
7At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;Select Jeremiah 18:7
8If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.Select Jeremiah 18:8
9And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;Select Jeremiah 18:9
10If 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.Select Jeremiah 18:10
11Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.Select Jeremiah 18:11
12And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.Select Jeremiah 18:12
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WEB
18:1 The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
18:2 Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear my words.
18:3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and behold, he was making a work on the wheels.
18:4 When the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
18:5 Then Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
18:6 House of Israel, can’t I do with you as this potter? says Yahweh. Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.
18:7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;
18:8 if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.
18:9 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
18:10 if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they not obey my voice, then I will repent of the good, with which I said I would benefit them.
ASV
18:1 The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
18:2 Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
18:3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he was making a work on the wheels.
18:4 And when the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
18:5 Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
18:6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are ye in my hand, O house of Israel.
18:7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;
18:8 if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
18:9 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
18:10 if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
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