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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 it 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 the instant I shall speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to pull down and to destroy it,