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Jeremiah 18:3

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.

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,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So I went down to the potter’s house and saw him working at the wheel.
KJV
Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
WEB
Then I went down to the potter’s house, and behold, he was making something on the wheels.
ASV
Then I went down to the potter`s house, and, behold, he was making a work on the wheels.
DARBY
And I went down to the potter's house; and behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
BLB
And I went down to the potter’s house, and behold—[he] was making a work at the wheel.
ÅB
Og jeg gikk ned til pottemakerens hus, og se, han gjorde sitt arbeid på skiven;
OTB
Så jeg gikk ned til pottemakerens hus, og jeg fant ham arbeide ved dreieskiven.
B1930
Og jeg gikk ned til pottemakerens hus, og se, han gjorde sitt arbeid på skiven;

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Cross references

  • John 15:14

    Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

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  • Jonah 1:3

    But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

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  • Acts 26:19

    Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

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