Verse (Click for Chapter) 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 Living Translation But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over. English 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. Berean Standard Bible But the vessel that he was shaping from the clay became flawed in his hand; so he formed it into another vessel, as it seemed best for him to do. King James Bible 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 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. 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. NASB 1995 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. NASB 1977 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. Legacy Standard Bible But the vessel that he was making of clay was ruined in the hand of the potter, so he turned around and made it into another vessel, according to what was right in the eyes of the potter to make. Amplified Bible But the vessel that he was making from clay was spoiled by the potter’s hand; so he made it over, reworking it and making it into another pot that seemed good to him. Christian Standard Bible But the jar that he was making from the clay became flawed in the potter’s hand, so he made it into another jar, as it seemed right for him to do. Holman Christian Standard Bible But the jar that he was making from the clay became flawed in the potter’s hand, so he made it into another jar, as it seemed right for him to do. 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. 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. English Revised 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whenever a clay pot he was working on was ruined, he would rework it into a new clay pot the way he wanted to make it. Good News Translation Whenever a piece of pottery turned out imperfect, he would take the clay and make it into something else. International Standard Version But the vessel he was working on with the clay was ruined in the potter's hand. So he remade it into another vessel that seemed appropriate to him. Majority Standard Bible But the vessel that he was shaping from the clay became flawed in his hand; so he formed it into another vessel, as it seemed best for him to do. NET Bible Now and then there would be something wrong with the pot he was molding from the clay with his hands. So he would rework the clay into another kind of pot as he saw fit. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the vessel that he is making is marred, as clay in the hand of the potter, and he has turned and he makes it another vessel, as it was right in the eyes of the potter to make. 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. Smith's Literal Translation And the vessel which he made was destroyed as clay in the hand of the potter: and he turned back, and he will make another vessel as was right in the eyes of the potter to make. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the vessel was broken which he was making with clay with his hands: and turning he made another vessel, as it seemed good in his eyes to make it. Catholic Public Domain Version And the vessel, which he was making with his hands out of clay, broke. And turning away, he made another vessel, for it had been pleasing in his eyes to make it. New American Bible Whenever the vessel of clay he was making turned out badly in his hand, he tried again, making another vessel of whatever sort he pleased. New Revised Standard Version The vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as seemed good to him. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the vessel which he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he mixed the clay and made it into another vessel, as seemed good to him. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the vessel of clay that he had made was ruined in the hand of the Potter, and he returned and he made another vessel as he pleased OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And whensoever 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the vessel which he was making with his hands fell: so he made it again another vessel, as it seemed good to him to make it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Potter and the Clay…3So I went down to the potter’s house and saw him working at the wheel. 4But the vessel that he was shaping from the clay became flawed in his hand; so he formed it into another vessel, as it seemed best for him to do. 5Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,… Cross References Isaiah 64:8 But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand. Romans 9:20-21 But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” / Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use? 2 Timothy 2:20-21 A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use. / So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work. Isaiah 45:9 Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’? Genesis 2:7 Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being. Job 10:8-9 Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me? / Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust? Isaiah 29:16 You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”? 2 Corinthians 4:7 Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us. Lamentations 4:2 How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands! Psalm 2:9 You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.” Revelation 2:27 He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father. Proverbs 16:9 A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life. 1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. Job 33:6 I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay. Treasury of Scripture 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. made of clay was marred in. Jeremiah 18:6 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. Isaiah 45:9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? Romans 9:20-23 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? … Jump to Previous Best Clay Damaged Earth Eyes Formed Forming Good Hand Hands Maketh Making Marred Pleased Pot Potter Potter's Right Seemed Spoiled Turned Vessel WhensoeverJump to Next Best Clay Damaged Earth Eyes Formed Forming Good Hand Hands Maketh Making Marred Pleased Pot Potter Potter's Right Seemed Spoiled Turned Vessel WhensoeverJeremiah 18 1. Under the type of a potter is shown God's absolute power in disposing of nations.11. Judgments threatened to Judah for her strange revolt. 18. Jeremiah prays against his conspirators. But the vessel The term "vessel" in this context refers to a container or object made from clay. In the Hebrew, the word used is "keli," which can mean a tool, implement, or container. This imagery is significant in the biblical narrative, as it often symbolizes human beings in the hands of God, the divine potter. The vessel represents our lives, shaped and purposed by God. he was shaping from the clay became flawed in his hand so he formed it into another vessel as it seemed best for him to do He made it again.--Literally, and more vividly, he returned and made. As we read, we have to remember that what is narrated in a few words implied a long train of thoughts. The prophet went by the impulse which he knew to be from God to the "field" in the valley of Hinnom; he stood and gazed, and then as he watched he was led to see in the potter's work a parable of the world's history: God as the great artificer, men and nations as the vessels which He makes for honourable or dishonourable uses (2Timothy 2:20; Romans 9:21). Verse 4. - And the vessel that he made, etc.; rather, And whensoever the vessel... was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vesselParallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But the vesselהַכְּלִ֗י (hak·kə·lî) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus that אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he ה֥וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was shaping עֹשֶׂ֛ה (‘ō·śeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make from the clay בַּחֹ֖מֶר (ba·ḥō·mer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2563: A bubbling up, of water, a wave, of earth, mire, clay, a heap, a chomer, dry measure became flawed וְנִשְׁחַ֣ת (wə·niš·ḥaṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin in [his] הַיּוֹצֵ֑ר (hay·yō·w·ṣêr) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3335: To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine hand; בְּיַ֣ד (bə·yaḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand so he formed וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ (way·ya·‘ă·śê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make it into another אַחֵ֔ר (’a·ḥêr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other vessel, כְּלִ֣י (kə·lî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that it seemed בְּעֵינֵ֥י (bə·‘ê·nê) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain best יָשַׁ֛ר (yā·šar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3474: To be straight, even, to be, right, pleasant, prosperous for him הַיּוֹצֵ֖ר (hay·yō·w·ṣêr) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3335: To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine to do. לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6213: To do, make Links Jeremiah 18:4 NIVJeremiah 18:4 NLT Jeremiah 18:4 ESV Jeremiah 18:4 NASB Jeremiah 18:4 KJV Jeremiah 18:4 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 18:4 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 18:4 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 18:4 French Bible Jeremiah 18:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 18:4 When the vessel that he made (Jer.) |
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