Jeremiah 18:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 18:4

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.

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
And the vessel that he was making from clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he made it over, reworking it into another vessel as it seemed good to the potter to make it.

Contemporary English Version
And whenever the clay would not take the shape he wanted, he would change his mind and form it into some other shape.

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
Whenever a piece of pottery turned out imperfect, he would take the clay and make it into something else.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
But the vessel that he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he remade it into another vessel, as it pleased the potter to make.

New International Version
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.

New King James Version
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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But the vessel that he made of clay has become spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he remade it into another vessel, as it pleased the potter to make.

Revised Standard Version
And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

New English Translation
Now and then¹ there would be something wrong² with the pot he was molding from the clay³ with his hands. So he would rework⁴ the clay into another kind of pot as he saw fit.⁵

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