Jeremías 18:4

4 Pero la vasija que estaba modelando se le deshizo en las manos; así que volvió a hacer otra vasija, hasta que le pareció que le había quedado bien.

Jeremías 18:4 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 18:4

And the vessel that he made of clay
Which is the matter the vessel is made of: was marred in the hand of the potter;
while he was working it; either it fell, as the Septuagint version renders it, out of his hands, or from the beam on which it was laid; or was spoiled by some means or other, so that it was not fit for the purpose he first intended it: or the words should be read, according to some copies, "and the vessel was marred which he made, as clay in the hand of the potter" ^F18; while it was clay; or moist, as Jarchi interprets it; and while it was in his hands, forming and fashioning it: so he made it again another vessel;
put it into another form and shape it would better serve: as seemed good to the potter to make [it];
just as he pleased, and as his judgment in his art directed him; he having power over the clay to mould it as he would, and as it best answered so to do.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 (ruwyh dyb rmxk hve awh rva ylkh txvnw) "sed corruptum est vas quod ille ficiens (erat) sicud lutum (solet) in manu figuli", Schmidt, Montanus. So Abarbinel; and thus it is read in the margin of our Bibles.

Jeremías 18:4 In-Context

2 «Baja ahora mismo a la casa del alfarero, y allí te comunicaré mi mensaje».

3 Entonces bajé a la casa del alfarero, y lo encontré trabajando en el torno.

4 Pero la vasija que estaba modelando se le deshizo en las manos; así que volvió a hacer otra vasija, hasta que le pareció que le había quedado bien.

5 En ese momento la palabra del SEÑOR vino a mí, y me dijo:

6 «Pueblo de Israel, ¿acaso no puedo hacer con ustedes lo mismo que hace este alfarero con el barro? —afirma el SEÑOR—. Ustedes, pueblo de Israel, son en mis manos como el barro en las manos del alfarero.