Jeremiah 18:5
3 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.
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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.
7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
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: