Verse 4
Jeremiah 18:4
New Living Translation
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But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/נִשְׁחַ֣ת הַ/כְּלִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֨ר ה֥וּא עֹשֶׂ֛ה בַּ/חֹ֖מֶר בְּ/יַ֣ד הַ/יּוֹצֵ֑ר וְ/שָׁ֗ב וַֽ/יַּעֲשֵׂ֨/הוּ֙ כְּלִ֣י אַחֵ֔ר כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָשַׁ֛ר בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י הַ/יּוֹצֵ֖ר לַ/עֲשֽׂוֹת
English Translation
And if the vessel that he makes is shattered in the clay by the hand of the potter, he shall return and make another vessel as it seems good in the eyes of the potter to make.
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Chapter 18 Context
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The LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,
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“Go down to the potter’s shop, and I will speak to you there.”
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So I did as he told me and found the potter working at his wheel.
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But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay aga...
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Then the LORD gave me this message:
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“O Israel, can I not do to you as this potter has done to his clay? As the clay is in the potter’s h...
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If I announce that a certain nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed,
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but then that nation renounces its evil ways, I will not destroy it as I had planned.
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And if I announce that I will plant and build up a certain nation or kingdom,
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but then that nation turns to evil and refuses to obey me, I will not bless it as I said I would.
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“Therefore, Jeremiah, go and warn all Judah and Jerusalem. Say to them, ‘This is what the LORD says:...
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But the people replied, “Don’t waste your breath. We will continue to live as we want to, stubbornly...
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So this is what the LORD says: “Has anyone ever heard of such a thing,<br>even among the pagan natio...
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Does the snow ever disappear from the mountaintops of Lebanon?<br>Do the cold streams flowing from t...
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But my people are not so reliable, for they have deserted me;<br>they burn incense to worthless idol...
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Therefore, their land will become desolate,<br>a monument to their stupidity.<br>All who pass by wil...
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I will scatter my people before their enemies<br>as the east wind scatters dust.<br>And in all their...
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Then the people said, “Come on, let’s plot a way to stop Jeremiah. We have plenty of priests and wis...
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LORD, hear me and help me!<br>Listen to what my enemies are saying.<br>
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Should they repay evil for good?<br>They have dug a pit to kill me,<br>though I pleaded for them<br>...
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So let their children starve!<br>Let them die by the sword!<br>Let their wives become childless wido...
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Let screaming be heard from their homes<br>as warriors come suddenly upon them.<br>For they have dug...
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LORD, you know all about their murderous plots against me.<br>Don’t forgive their crimes and blot ou...
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