Jeremiah 18:5
3 So I went down to the potter’s house and saw him working at the wheel.
4 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.
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
6 “O house of Israel, declares the LORD, can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay? Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.
7 At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
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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- Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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- Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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- Then the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
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- Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
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- And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
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- The word of YHWH came to me, saying:
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- Og Herrens ord kom til meg, og det lød så:
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- Herrens ord kom da til meg, og sa,
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- Og Herrens ord kom til mig, og det lød så: