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1 [This is] the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
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This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
2 "Go down at once to the potter's house; there I will reveal My words to you."
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“Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.”
3 So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, working away at the wheel.
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So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel.
4 But the jar that he was making from the clay became flawed in the potter's hand, so he made it into another jar, as it seemed right for him to do.
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But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.
5 The word of the Lord came to me:
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Then the word of the LORD came to me.
6 "House of Israel, can I not treat you as this potter [treats his clay]?"-[this is] the Lord's declaration. "Just like clay in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand, house of Israel.
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He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the LORD. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel.
7 At one moment I might announce concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will uproot, tear down, and destroy [it].
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If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed,
8 However, if that nation I have made an announcement about, turns from its evil, I will not bring the disaster on it I had planned.
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and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned.
9 At [another] time I announce that I will build and plant a nation or a kingdom.
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And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted,
10 However, if it does what is evil in My sight by not listening to My voice, I will not bring the good I had said I would do to it.
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and if it does evil in my sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it.
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