¹ The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

² Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

³ Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

⁴ And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.

⁵ Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

⁶ 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.

⁷ At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

⁸ If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

⁹ And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

¹⁰ If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

¹¹ Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.

¹² And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.

¹³ Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.

¹⁴ Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?

¹⁵ Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;

¹⁶ To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

¹⁷ I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

¹⁸ Then said they, Come and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

¹⁹ Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

²⁰ Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.

²¹ Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

²² Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

²³ Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.

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¹ The word ^H1697 which came to Jeremiah ^H3414 from the LORD, ^H3068 saying, ^H559

² Arise, ^H6965 and go down ^H3381 to the potter's ^H3335 house, ^H1004 and there I will cause thee to hear ^H8085 my words. ^H1697

³ Then I went down ^H3381 to the potter's ^H3335 house, ^H1004 and, behold, ^H2009 he wrought ^H6213 a work ^H4399 on the wheels. ^H70

⁴ And the vessel ^H3627 that he made ^H6213 of clay ^H2563 was marred ^H7843 in the hand ^H3027 of the potter: ^H3335 so he made ^H6213 it again ^H7725 another ^H312 vessel, ^H3627 as seemed ^H5869 good ^H3474 to the potter ^H3335 to make ^H6213 it.

⁵ Then the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 came to me, saying, ^H559

⁶ O house ^H1004 of Israel, ^H3478 cannot ^H3201 I do ^H6213 with you as this potter? ^H3335 saith ^H5002 the LORD. ^H3068 Behold, as the clay ^H2563 is in the potter's ^H3335 hand, ^H3027 so are ye in mine hand, ^H3027 O house ^H1004 of Israel. ^H3478

⁷ At what instant ^H7281 I shall speak ^H1696 concerning a nation, ^H1471 and concerning a kingdom, ^H4467 to pluck up, ^H5428 and to pull down, ^H5422 and to destroy ^H6 it;

⁸ If that nation, ^H1471 against whom I have pronounced, ^H1696 turn ^H7725 from their evil, ^H7451 I will repent ^H5162 of the evil ^H7451 that I thought ^H2803 to do ^H6213 unto them.

⁹ And at what instant ^H7281 I shall speak ^H1696 concerning a nation, ^H1471 and concerning a kingdom, ^H4467 to build ^H1129 and to plant ^H5193 it;

¹⁰ If it do ^H6213 evil ^H7451 in my sight, ^H5869 that it obey ^H8085 not my voice, ^H6963 then I will repent ^H5162 of the good, ^H2896 wherewith I said ^H559 I would benefit ^H3190 them.

¹¹ Now therefore go to, speak ^H559 to the men ^H376 of Judah, ^H3063 and to the inhabitants ^H3427 of Jerusalem, ^H3389 saying, ^H559 Thus saith ^H559 the LORD; ^H3068 Behold, I frame ^H3335 evil ^H7451 against you, and devise ^H2803 a device ^H4284 against you: return ^H7725 ye now every one ^H376 from his evil ^H7451 way, ^H1870 and make your ways ^H1870 and your doings ^H4611 good. ^H3190

¹² And they said, ^H559 There is no hope: ^H2976 but we will walk ^H3212 after ^H310 our own devices, ^H4284 and we will every one ^H376 do ^H6213 the imagination ^H8307 of his evil ^H7451 heart. ^H3820

¹³ Therefore thus saith ^H559 the LORD; ^H3068 Ask ^H7592 ye now among the heathen, ^H1471 who hath heard ^H8085 such things: the virgin ^H1330 of Israel ^H3478 hath done ^H6213 a very ^H3966 horrible thing. ^H8186

¹⁴ Will a man leave ^H5800 the snow ^H7950 of Lebanon ^H3844 which cometh from the rock ^H6697 of the field? ^H7704 or shall the cold ^H7119 flowing ^H5140 waters ^H4325 that come from another place ^H2114 be forsaken? ^H5428

¹⁵ Because my people ^H5971 hath forgotten ^H7911 me, they have burned incense ^H6999 to vanity, ^H7723 and they have caused them to stumble ^H3782 in their ways ^H1870 from the ancient ^H5769 paths, ^{H7635 H7635} to walk ^H3212 in paths, ^H5410 in a way ^H1870 not cast up; ^H5549

¹⁶ To make ^H7760 their land ^H776 desolate, ^H8047 and a perpetual ^H5769 hissing; ^{H8292 H8292} every one that passeth ^H5674 thereby shall be astonished, ^H8074 and wag ^H5110 his head. ^H7218

¹⁷ I will scatter ^H6327 them as with an east ^H6921 wind ^H7307 before ^H6440 the enemy; ^H341 I will shew ^H7200 them the back, ^H6203 and not the face, ^H6440 in the day ^H3117 of their calamity. ^H343

¹⁸ Then said ^H559 they, Come, ^H3212 and let us devise ^H2803 devices ^H4284 against Jeremiah; ^H3414 for the law ^H8451 shall not perish ^H6 from the priest, ^H3548 nor counsel ^H6098 from the wise, ^H2450 nor the word ^H1697 from the prophet. ^H5030 Come, ^H3212 and let us smite ^H5221 him with the tongue, ^H3956 and let us not give heed ^H7181 to any of his words. ^H1697

¹⁹ Give heed ^H7181 to me, O LORD, ^H3068 and hearken ^H8085 to the voice ^H6963 of them that contend ^H3401 with me.

²⁰ Shall evil ^H7451 be recompensed ^H7999 for good? ^H2896 for they have digged ^H3738 a pit ^H7745 for my soul. ^H5315 Remember ^H2142 that I stood ^H5975 before ^H6440 thee to speak ^H1696 good ^H2896 for them, and to turn away ^H7725 thy wrath ^H2534 from them.

²¹ Therefore deliver up ^H5414 their children ^H1121 to the famine, ^H7458 and pour out ^H5064 their blood by the force ^H3027 of the sword; ^H2719 and let their wives ^H802 be bereaved ^H7909 of their children, and be widows; ^H490 and let their men ^H582 be put ^H2026 to death; ^H4194 let their young men ^H970 be slain ^H5221 by the sword ^H2719 in battle. ^H4421

²² Let a cry ^H2201 be heard ^H8085 from their houses, ^H1004 when thou shalt bring ^H935 a troop ^H1416 suddenly ^H6597 upon them: for they have digged ^H3738 a pit ^{H7745 H7882} to take ^H3920 me, and hid ^H2934 snares ^H6341 for my feet. ^H7272

²³ Yet, LORD, ^H3068 thou knowest ^H3045 all their counsel ^H6098 against me to slay ^H4194 me: forgive ^H3722 not their iniquity, ^H5771 neither blot out ^H4229 their sin ^H2403 from thy sight, ^H6440 but let them be overthrown ^H3782 before ^H6440 thee; deal ^H6213 thus with them in the time ^H6256 of thine anger. ^H639

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¹ The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

² Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

³ Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he was making a work on the wheels.

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.

⁵ Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

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.

⁷ At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;

⁸ if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

⁹ And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

¹⁰ if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

¹¹ Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.

¹² But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart.

¹³ Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Ask ye now among the nations, who hath heard such things; the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.

¹⁴ Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? `or' shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?

¹⁵ For my people have forgotten me, they have burned incense to false `gods'; and they have been made to stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths, to walk in bypaths, in a way not cast up;

¹⁶ to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.

¹⁷ I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

¹⁸ Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

¹⁹ Give heed to me, O Jehovah, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

²⁰ Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.

²¹ Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives become childless, and widows; and let their men be slain of death, `and' their young men smitten of the sword in battle.

²² Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

²³ Yet, Jehovah, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me; forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight; but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thou with them in the time of thine anger.

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¹ The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

² Rise, and thou hast gone down `to' the potter's house, and there I cause thee to hear My words;

³ and I go down `to' the potter's house, and lo, he is doing a work on the stones,

⁴ and marred is the vessel that he is making, as clay in the hand of the potter, and he hath turned and he maketh it another vessel, as it was right in the eyes of the potter to make.

⁵ And there is a word of Jehovah to me, saying:

⁶ As this potter am I not able to do to you? O house of Israel, an affirmation of Jehovah. Lo, as clay in the hand of the potter, So `are' ye in My hand, O house of Israel.

⁷ The moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, To pluck up and to break down, and to destroy,

⁸ And that nation hath turned from its evil, Because I have spoken against it, Then I have repented of the evil that I thought to do to it.

⁹ And the moment I speak concerning a nation, And concerning a kingdom, to build, and to plant,

¹⁰ And it hath done the evil thing in Mine eyes, So as not to hearken to My voice, Then I have repented of the good That I have spoken of doing to it.

¹¹ And now, speak, I pray thee, unto men of Judah, And against inhabitants of Jerusalem, Saying: Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am framing against you evil, And devising against you a device, Turn back, I pray you, each from his evil way And amen your ways and your doings.

¹² And they have said, It is incurable, For after our own devices we do go, And each the stubbornness of his evil heart we do.

¹³ Therefore, thus said Jehovah: Ask, I pray you, among the nations, Who hath heard like these? A very horrible thing hath the virgin of Israel done.

¹⁴ Doth snow of Lebanon Cease from the rock of the field? Failed are the cold strange waters that flow?

¹⁵ But My people have forgotten Me, to a vain thing they make perfume, And they cause them to stumble in their ways -- paths of old, To walk in paths -- a way not raised up,

¹⁶ To make their land become a desolation, A hissing age-during, Every passer by it is astonished, And bemoaneth with his head.

¹⁷ As an east wind I scatter them before an enemy, The neck, and not the face, I shew them, In the day of their calamity.'

¹⁸ And they say, Come, And we devise against Jeremiah devices, For law doth not perish from the priest, Nor counsel from the wise, Nor the word from the prophet, Come, and we smite him with the tongue, And we do not attend to any of his words.

¹⁹ Give attention, O Jehovah, unto me, And hearken to the voice of those contending with me.

²⁰ Is evil recompensed instead of good, That they have dug a pit for my soul? Remember my standing before Thee to speak good of them, To turn back Thy wrath from them.

²¹ Therefore, give up their sons to famine, And cause them to run on the sides of the sword, And their wives are bereaved and widows, And their men are slain by death, Their young men smitten by sword in battle,

²² A cry is heard from their houses, For Thou bringest against them suddenly a troop, For they dug a pit to capture me, And snares they have hidden for my feet.

²³ And Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast known, All their counsel against me `is' for death, Thou dost not cover over their iniquity, Nor their sin from before Thee blottest out, And they are made to stumble before Thee, In the time of Thine anger work against them!

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¹ The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

² Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

³ And I went down to the potter's house; and behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

⁴ And the vessel that he made was marred, as clay, in the hand of the potter; and he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make.

⁵ And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

⁶ 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, house of Israel.

⁷ At the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy,

⁸ if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, then I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

⁹ And at the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant,

¹⁰ if it do evil in my sight, that it hearken not unto my voice, then I will repent of the good wherewith I said I would benefit them.

¹¹ And now, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I prepare evil against you, and devise a device against you: turn ye then every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.

¹² But they say, There is no hope; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will each one do [according to] the stubbornness of his evil heart.

¹³ Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Ask ye now among the nations, Who hath heard such things? The virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.

¹⁴ Shall the snow of Lebanon cease from the rock of the field? Shall the cool flowing waters coming from afar be dried up?

¹⁵ For my people hath forgotten me: they burn incense to vanity; and they have caused them to stumble in their ways, the ancient paths, to walk in by-paths of a way not cast up;

¹⁶ to make their land an astonishment, a perpetual hissing: every one that passeth by shall be astonished, and shake his head.

¹⁷ As with an east wind will I scatter them before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

¹⁸ And they said, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor word from the prophet. Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

¹⁹ Jehovah, give heed to me, and listen to the voice of those that contend with me.

²⁰ Shall evil be recompensed for good? For they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.

²¹ Therefore give up their children to the famine, and deliver them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of children and be widows; and let their men be swept off by death, their young men be smitten by the sword in battle.

²² Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and have hidden snares for my feet.

²³ And thou, Jehovah, knowest all their counsel against me to slay me. Forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee: deal with them in the time of thine anger.

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¹ The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

² Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear my words.

³ Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he was making a work on the wheels.

⁴ 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.

⁵ Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

⁶ House of Israel, can't I do with you as this potter? says Yahweh. Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.

⁷ At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;

⁸ if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.

⁹ At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

¹⁰ if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they not obey my voice, then I will repent of the good, with which I said I would benefit them.

¹¹ Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return you now everyone from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.

¹² But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do everyone after the stubbornness of his evil heart.

¹³ Therefore thus says Yahweh: Ask you now among the nations, who has heard such things; the virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.

¹⁴ Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? [or] shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?

¹⁵ For my people have forgotten me, they have burned incense to false [gods]; and they have been made to stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths, to walk in byways, in a way not built up;

¹⁶ to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.

¹⁷ I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

¹⁸ Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

¹⁹ Give heed to me, Yahweh, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.

²⁰ Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.

²¹ Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives become childless, and widows; and let their men be slain of death, [and] their young men struck of the sword in battle.

²² Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you shall bring a troop suddenly on them; for they have dug a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

²³ Yet, Yahweh, you know all their counsel against me to kill me; don't forgive their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from your sight; but let them be overthrown before you; deal you with them in the time of your anger.

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¹ The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

² Up! go down to the potter's house, and there I will let my words come to your ears.

³ Then I went down to the potter's house, and he was doing his work on the stones.

⁴ And when the vessel, which he was forming out of earth, got damaged in the hand of the potter, he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make it.

⁵ Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

⁶ O Israel, am I not able to do with you as this potter does? says the Lord. See, like earth in the potter's hand are you in my hands, O Israel.

⁷ Whenever I say anything about uprooting a nation or a kingdom, and smashing it and sending destruction on it;

⁸ If, in that very minute, that nation of which I was talking is turned away from its evil, my purpose of doing evil to them will be changed.

⁹ And whenever I say anything about building up a nation or a kingdom, and planting it;

¹⁰ If, in that very minute, it does evil in my eyes, going against my orders, then my good purpose, which I said I would do for them, will be changed.

¹¹ Now, then, say to the men of Judah and to the people of Jerusalem, This is what the Lord has said: See, I am forming an evil thing against you, and designing a design against you: let every man come back now from his evil way, and let your ways and your doings be changed for the better.

¹² But they will say, There is no hope: we will go on in our designs, and every one of us will do what he is moved by the pride of his evil heart to do.

¹³ So this is what the Lord has said: Make search among the nations and see who has had word of such things; the virgin of Israel has done a very shocking thing.

¹⁴ Will the white snow go away from the top of Sirion? will the cold waters flowing from the mountains become dry?

¹⁵ For my people have put me out of their memory, burning perfumes to that which is nothing; and because of this, I will put a cause of falling in their ways, even in the old roads, and will make them go on side-roads, in a way not lifted up;

¹⁶ Making their land a thing of wonder, causing sounds of surprise for ever; everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder, shaking his head.

¹⁷ I will send them in flight, as from an east wind, before the attacker; I will let them see my back and not my face on the day of their downfall.

¹⁸ Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.

¹⁹ Give thought to me, O Lord, and give ear to the voice of those who put forward a cause against me.

²⁰ Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.

²¹ For this cause, let their children be without food, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives be without children and become widows; let their men be overtaken by death, and their young men be put to the sword in the fight.

²² Let a cry for help go up from their houses, when you send an armed band on them suddenly: for they have made a hole in which to take me, and have put nets for my feet secretly.

²³ But you, Lord, have knowledge of all the designs which they have made against my life; let not their evil-doing be covered or their sin be washed away from before your eyes: but let it be a cause of falling before you: so do to them in the time of your wrath.