Jeremiah 18:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 18:3

The Potter and the Clay

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 you to hear My words.”

3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the¹ wheel.

4 And the vessel that he¹ 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.

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

6 “O house of Israel, ^acan I not do with you as this potter?” says the Lord. “Look, ^bas the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!

7 The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to ^apluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it,

8 ^aif that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, ^bI will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it.

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 18:3

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

Amplified® Bible
Then I went down to the potter's house, and behold, he was working at the wheel.

Contemporary English Version
I went there and saw the potter making clay pots on his pottery wheel.

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

Good News Bible
So I went there and saw the potter working at his wheel.

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

New American Standard Bible
Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, making something on the wheel.

New International Version
So I went down to the potter's house, and I saw him working at the wheel.

New King James Version
Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the wheel.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then I went down to the potter's house, and there I found him, making something on the wheel.

Revised Standard Version
So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was working at his wheel.

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

New English Translation
So I went down to the potter’s house and found him working¹ at his wheel.²

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