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Read Full Chapter (Jeremiah 18) Jeremiah 18:4 KJV
"And 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."
Jeremiah 18:4 in Context (Verses 1–7 KJV)
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The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
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Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
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Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.*
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And 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.**
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Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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O 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.
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At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;