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1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, 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 you 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 there he was, making something 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 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.
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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 the Lord came to me, saying:
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Then the word of the LORD came to me.
6 "O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?" says the Lord. "Look, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you 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.
7 The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to 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 if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it.
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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 And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it,
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And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted,
10 if it does evil in My sight so that it does not obey My voice, then I will relent concerning the good with which I said I would benefit 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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