⁴But the vessel that he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he remade it into another vessel, as it pleased the potter to make.

⁵Then the word of the Lord came to me saying,

⁶“Can I not, O house of Israel, deal with you as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Behold, like the ^aclay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.

⁷“At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to ^auproot, to pull down, or to destroy it;

⁸^aif that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will ¹^brelent concerning the calamity I planned to bring on it.

⁹“Or at another moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to ^abuild up or to plant it;

¹⁰if it does ^aevil in My sight by not obeying My voice, then I will ¹^bthink better of the good with which I had promised to ²bless it.

¹¹“So now then, speak to the men of Judah and against the inhabitants of Jerusalem saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am ^afashioning calamity against you and devising a plan against you. Oh ^bturn back, each of you from his evil way, and ¹reform your ways and your deeds.” ’

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Footnotes

1Lit pair of stone discs
1Lit repent of
1Lit repent
2Lit do it good
1Lit make good

Cross references

a Jer 19:1, 2
a Is 45:9; 64:8; Matt 20:15; Rom 9:21
a Jer 1:10
a Jer 7:3–7; 12:16; Ezek 18:21
b Ps 106:45; Jer 26:3, 13, 19; Hos 11:8; Joel 2:13, 14; Jon 3:10
a Jer 1:10; 31:28; Amos 9:11–15
a Ps 125:5; Jer 7:24–28; Ezek 33:18
b 1 Sam 2:30; 13:13
a Is 5:5; Jer 4:6; 11:11
b 2 Kin 17:13; Is 1:16–19; Jer 4:1; Acts 26:20