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1 The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
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This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
2 Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
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“Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.”
3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he was making a work on the wheels.
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So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel.
4 And when the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
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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 Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
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Then the word of the LORD came to me.
6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are ye in my hand, O 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.
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