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[1] The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying, [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 behold, he was making something on the wheels. [4] 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. [5] Then Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, [6] “House of Israel, can’t I do with you as this potter?” says Yahweh. “Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel. [7] At the instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it, [8] if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them. [9] At the instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it, [10] if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they don’t obey my voice, then I will repent of the good with which I said I would benefit them. [11] “Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Yahweh says: “Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a plan against you. Everyone return from his evil way now, and amend your ways and your doings.”’ [12] But they say, ‘It is in vain; for we will walk after our own plans, and we will each follow the stubbornness of his evil heart.’” [13] Therefore Yahweh says:
“Ask now among the nations,
‘Who has heard such things?’
The virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.
[14] Will the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field?
Will the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?
[15] For my people have forgotten me.
They have burned incense to false gods.
They have been made to stumble in their ways
in the ancient paths,
to walk in byways, in a way not built up,
[16] to make their land an astonishment,
and a perpetual hissing.
Everyone who passes by it will be astonished,
and shake his head.
[17] I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy.
I will show them the back, and not the face,
in the day of their calamity. [18] Then they said, “Come! Let’s devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law won’t perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let’s strike him with the tongue, and let’s not give heed to any of his words.”
[19] Give heed to me, Yahweh,
and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.
[20] Should evil be recompensed for good?
For they have dug a pit for my soul.
Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them,
to turn away your wrath from them.
[21] Therefore deliver up their children to the famine,
and give them over to the power of the sword.
Let their wives become childless and widows.
Let their men be killed
and their young men struck by the sword in battle.
[22] Let a cry be heard from their houses
when you bring a troop suddenly on them;
for they have dug a pit to take me
and hidden snares for my feet.
[23] Yet, Yahweh, you know all their counsel against me to kill me.
Don’t forgive their iniquity.
Don’t blot out their sin from your sight,
Let them be overthrown before you.
Deal with them in the time of your anger.
King James Version

Parable of the Potter

[1] The word H1697 which H834 came to Jeremiah H3414 from the Lord, H3068 saying, H559 [2] Arise, H6965 and go down H3381 to the potter’s H3335 house, H1004 and there I will cause thee to hear H8085 H853 my words. H1697 [3] Then I went down H3381 to the potter’s H3335 house, H1004 and, behold, H2009 he wrought H6213 a work H4399 on H5921 the wheels. H70§ [4] And the vessel H3627 that he made H6213 of clay H2563 was marred H7843 in the hand H3027 of the potter: H3335 so he made H6213 it again H7725§ another H312 vessel, H3627 as seemed H5869 good H3474 to the potter H3335 to make H6213 it. [5] Then the word H1697 of the Lord H3068 came to me, saying, H559 [6] O house H1004 of Israel, H3478 cannot H3201 I do H6213 with you as this potter? H3335 saith H5002 the Lord. H3068 Behold, as the clay H2563 is in the potter’s H3335 hand, H3027 so are ye in mine hand, H3027 O house H1004 of Israel. H3478 [7] At what instant H7281 I shall speak H1696 concerning H5921 a nation, H1471 and concerning a kingdom, H4467 to pluck up, H5428 and to pull down, H5422 and to destroy H6 it; [8] if that nation, H1471 against H5921 whom H834 I have pronounced, H1696 turn H7725 from their evil, H7451 I will repent H5162 of the evil H7451 that I thought H2803 to do H6213 unto them. [9] And at what instant H7281 I shall speak H1696 concerning H5921 a nation, H1471 and concerning a kingdom, H4467 to build H1129 and to plant H5193 it; [10] if it do H6213 evil H7451 in my sight, H5869 that it obey H8085 not my voice, H6963 then I will repent H5162 of the good, H2896 wherewith I said H559 I would benefit H3190 them. [11] Now H6258 therefore go to, speak H559 to the men H376 of Judah, H3063 and to the inhabitants H3427 of Jerusalem, H3389 saying, H559 Thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord; H3068 Behold, I frame H3335 evil H7451 against H5921 you, and devise H2803 a device H4284 against H5921 you: return H7725 ye now every one H376 from his evil H7451 way, H1870 and make your ways H1870 and your doings H4611 good. H3190 [12] And they said, H559 There is no hope: H2976 but we will walk H3212 after H310 our own devices, H4284 and we will every one H376 do H6213 the imagination H8307 of his evil H7451 heart. H3820 [13] Therefore thus saith H559 the Lord; H3068 Ask H7592 ye now among the heathen, H1471 who hath heard H8085 such things: the virgin H1330 of Israel H3478 hath done H6213 a very H3966 horrible thing. H8186 [14] Will a man leave H5800 the snow H7950 of Lebanon H3844 which cometh from the rock H6697 of the field? H7704 or shall the cold H7119 flowing H5140 waters H4325 that come from another place H2114 be forsaken? H5428§ [15] Because H3588 my people H5971 hath forgotten H7911 me, they have burned incense H6999 to vanity, H7723 and they have caused them to stumble H3782 in their ways H1870 from the ancient H5769 paths, H7635 H7635 to walk H3212 in paths, H5410 in a way H1870 not H3808 cast up; H5549 [16] to make H7760 their land H776 desolate, H8047 and a perpetual H5769 hissing; H8292 H8292 every H3605 one that passeth H5674 thereby shall be astonished, H8074 and wag H5110 his head. H7218 [17] I will scatter H6327 them as with an east H6921 wind H7307 before H6440 the enemy; H341 I will shew H7200 them the back, H6203 and not the face, H6440 in the day H3117 of their calamity. H343

Enemies of the Prophet

[18] Then said H559 they, Come, H3212 and let us devise H2803 devices H4284 against H5921 Jeremiah; H3414 for H3588 the law H8451 shall not perish H6 from the priest, H3548 nor counsel H6098 from the wise, H2450 nor the word H1697 from the prophet. H5030 Come, H3212 and let us smite H5221 him with the tongue, H3956§ and let us not give heed H7181 to any of his words. H1697 [19] Give heed H7181 to me, O Lord, H3068 and hearken H8085 to the voice H6963 of them that contend H3401 with me. [20] Shall evil H7451 be recompensed H7999 for good? H2896 for they have digged H3738 a pit H7745 for my soul. H5315 Remember H2142 that I stood H5975 before H6440 thee to speak H1696 good H2896 for them, and to turn away H7725 H853 thy wrath H2534 from them. [21] Therefore deliver up H5414 H853 their children H1121 to the famine, H7458 and pour out H5064 their blood§ by the force H3027 of the sword; H2719 and let their wives H802 be bereaved H7909 of their children, and be widows; H490 and let their men H582 be put H2026 to death; H4194 let their young men H970 be slain H5221 by the sword H2719 in battle. H4421 [22] Let a cry H2201 be heard H8085 from their houses, H1004 when thou shalt bring H935 a troop H1416 suddenly H6597 upon H5921 them: for they have digged H3738 a pit H7745 H7882 to take H3920 me, and hid H2934 snares H6341 for H3588 my feet. H7272 [23] Yet, Lord, H3068 thou knowest H3045 all H3605 their counsel H6098 against H5921 me to slay H4194 me:§ forgive H3722 not H408 their iniquity, H5771 neither blot out H4229 their sin H2403 from thy sight, H6440 but let them be overthrown H3782 before H6440 thee; deal H6213 thus with them in the time H6256 of thine anger. H639

Footnotes

  1. § 18:3 Or, frames or seats
  2. § 18:4 Heb. returned and made
  3. § 18:14 Or, my fields for a rock, or for the snow of Lebanon? shall the running waters be forsaken for the strange cold waters?
  4. § 18:18 Or, for the tongue
  5. § 18:21 Heb. pours them out
  6. § 18:23 Heb. for death
Septuaginta
[1] Ὁ G3588 λόγος G3056 ὁ G3588 γενόμενος G1096 παρὰ G3844 κυρίου G2962 πρὸς G4314 Ιερεμιαν G2408 λέγων G3004 [2] Ἀνάστηθι G450 καὶ G2532 κατάβηθι G2597 εἰς G1519 οἶκον G3624 τοῦ G3588 κεραμέως, G2763 καὶ G2532 ἐκεῖ G1563 ἀκούσῃ G191 τοὺς G3588 λόγους G3056 μου. G3450 [3] Καὶ G2532 κατέβην G2597 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 οἶκον G3624 τοῦ G3588 κεραμέως, G2763 καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 αὐτὸς G846 ἐποίει G4160 ἔργον G2041 ἐπὶ G1909 τῶν G3588 λίθων· G3037 [4] καὶ G2532 διέπεσεν τὸ G3588 ἀγγεῖον, G30 ὃ G3739 αὐτὸς G846 ἐποίει, G4160 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 χερσὶν G5495 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 πάλιν G3825 αὐτὸς G846 ἐποίησεν G4160 αὐτὸ G846 ἀγγεῖον G30 ἕτερον, G2087 καθὼς G2531 ἤρεσεν G700 ἐνώπιον G1799 αὐτοῦ G846 τοῦ G3588 ποιῆσαι. G4160 [5] Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 λόγος G3056 κυρίου G2962 πρός G4314 με G3165 λέγων G3004 [6] Εἰ G1487 καθὼς G2531 ὁ G3588 κεραμεὺς G2763 οὗτος G3778 οὐ G3756 δυνήσομαι G1410 τοῦ G3588 ποιῆσαι G4160 ὑμᾶς, G5209 οἶκος G3624 Ισραηλ; G2474 Ἰδοὺ G2400 ὡς G5613 ὁ G3588 πηλὸς G4081 τοῦ G3588 κεραμέως G2763 ὑμεῖς G5210 ἐστε G2075 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 χερσίν G5495 μου. G3450 [7] Πέρας G4009 λαλήσω G2980 ἐπὶ G1909 ἔθνος G1484 ἢ G2228 ἐπὶ G1909 βασιλείαν G932 τοῦ G3588 ἐξᾶραι G1808 αὐτοὺς G846 καὶ G2532 τοῦ G3588 ἀπολλύειν, G622 [8] καὶ G2532 ἐπιστραφῇ G1994 τὸ G3588 ἔθνος G1484 ἐκεῖνο G1565 ἀπὸ G575 πάντων G3956 τῶν G3588 κακῶν G2556 αὐτῶν, G846 καὶ G2532 μετανοήσω G3340 περὶ G4012 τῶν G3588 κακῶν, G2556 ὧν G3739 ἐλογισάμην G3049 τοῦ G3588 ποιῆσαι G4160 αὐτοῖς· G846 [9] καὶ G2532 πέρας G4009 λαλήσω G2980 ἐπὶ G1909 ἔθνος G1484 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 βασιλείαν G932 τοῦ G3588 ἀνοικοδομεῖσθαι G456 καὶ G2532 τοῦ G3588 καταφυτεύεσθαι, [10] καὶ G2532 ποιήσωσιν G4160 τὰ G3588 πονηρὰ G4190 ἐναντίον G1726 μου G3450 τοῦ G3588 μὴ G3361 ἀκούειν G191 τῆς G3588 φωνῆς G5456 μου, G3450 καὶ G2532 μετανοήσω G3340 περὶ G4012 τῶν G3588 ἀγαθῶν, G18 ὧν G3739 ἐλάλησα G2980 τοῦ G3588 ποιῆσαι G4160 αὐτοῖς. G846 [11] Καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 εἰπὸν G2036 πρὸς G4314 ἄνδρας G435 Ιουδα καὶ G2532 πρὸς G4314 τοὺς G3588 κατοικοῦντας G2730 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 Ἰδοὺ G2400 ἐγὼ G1473 πλάσσω G4111 ἐφ’ G1909 ὑμᾶς G5209 κακὰ G2556 καὶ G2532 λογίζομαι G3049 ἐφ’ G1909 ὑμᾶς G5209 λογισμόν· G3053 ἀποστραφήτω G654 δὴ G1211 ἕκαστος G1538 ἀπὸ G575 ὁδοῦ G3598 αὐτοῦ G846 τῆς G3588 πονηρᾶς, G4190 καὶ G2532 καλλίονα ποιήσετε G4160 τὰ G3588 ἐπιτηδεύματα ὑμῶν. G5216 [12] Καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 Ἀνδριούμεθα, G407 ὅτι G3754 ὀπίσω G3694 τῶν G3588 ἀποστροφῶν ἡμῶν G2257 πορευσόμεθα G4198 καὶ G2532 ἕκαστος G1538 τὰ G3588 ἀρεστὰ G701 τῆς G3588 καρδίας G2588 αὐτοῦ G846 τῆς G3588 πονηρᾶς G4190 ποιήσομεν. G4160 [13] Διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 τάδε G3592 λέγει G3004 κύριος G2962 Ἐρωτήσατε G2065 δὴ G1211 ἐν G1722 ἔθνεσιν G1484 Τίς G5101 ἤκουσεν G191 τοιαῦτα G5108 φρικτά, ἃ G3739 ἐποίησεν G4160 σφόδρα G4970 παρθένος G3933 Ισραηλ; G2474 [14] Μὴ G3361 ἐκλείψουσιν G1587 ἀπὸ G575 πέτρας G4073 μαστοὶ G3149 ἢ G2228 χιὼν G5510 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 Λιβάνου; Μὴ G3361 ἐκκλινεῖ G1578 ὕδωρ G5204 βιαίως ἀνέμῳ G417 φερόμενον; G5342 [15] Ὅτι G3754 ἐπελάθοντό G1950 μου G3450 ὁ G3588 λαός G2992 μου, G3450 εἰς G1519 κενὸν G2756 ἐθυμίασαν· G2370 καὶ G2532 ἀσθενήσουσιν G770 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ὁδοῖς G3598 αὐτῶν G846 σχοίνους αἰωνίους G166 τοῦ G3588 ἐπιβῆναι G1910 τρίβους G5147 οὐκ G3756 ἔχοντας G2192 ὁδὸν G3598 εἰς G1519 πορείαν G4197 [16] τοῦ G3588 τάξαι G5021 τὴν G3588 γῆν G1093 αὐτῶν G846 εἰς G1519 ἀφανισμὸν G854 καὶ G2532 σύριγμα αἰώνιον· G166 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 διαπορευόμενοι G1279 δι’ G1223 αὐτῆς G846 ἐκστήσονται G1839 καὶ G2532 κινήσουσιν G2795 τὴν G3588 κεφαλὴν G2776 αὐτῶν. G846 [17] Ὡς G5613 ἄνεμον G417 καύσωνα G2742 διασπερῶ G1289 αὐτοὺς G846 κατὰ G2596 πρόσωπον G4383 ἐχθρῶν G2190 αὐτῶν, G846 δείξω G1166 αὐτοῖς G846 ἡμέραν G2250 ἀπωλείας G684 αὐτῶν. G846 [18] Καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 Δεῦτε G1205 λογισώμεθα G3049 ἐπὶ G1909 Ιερεμιαν G2408 λογισμόν, G3053 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἀπολεῖται G622 νόμος G3551 ἀπὸ G575 ἱερέως G2409 καὶ G2532 βουλὴ G1012 ἀπὸ G575 συνετοῦ G4908 καὶ G2532 λόγος G3056 ἀπὸ G575 προφήτου· G4396 δεῦτε G1205 καὶ G2532 πατάξωμεν G3960 αὐτὸν G846 ἐν G1722 γλώσσῃ G1100 καὶ G2532 ἀκουσόμεθα G191 πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 λόγους G3056 αὐτοῦ. G846 — [19] εἰσάκουσόν G1522 μου, G3450 κύριε, G2962 καὶ G2532 εἰσάκουσον G1522 τῆς G3588 φωνῆς G5456 τοῦ G3588 δικαιώματός G1345 μου. G3450 [20] Εἰ G1487 ἀνταποδίδοται G467 ἀντὶ G473 ἀγαθῶν G18 κακά; G2556 Ὅτι G3754 συνελάλησαν G4814 ῥήματα G4487 κατὰ G2596 τῆς G3588 ψυχῆς G5590 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 κόλασιν G2851 αὐτῶν G846 ἔκρυψάν G2928 μοι· G3427 μνήσθητι G3415 ἑστηκότος G2476 μου G3450 κατὰ G2596 πρόσωπόν G4383 σου G4675 τοῦ G3588 λαλῆσαι G2980 ὑπὲρ G5228 αὐτῶν G846 ἀγαθὰ G18 τοῦ G3588 ἀποστρέψαι G654 τὸν G3588 θυμόν G2372 σου G4675 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτῶν. G846 [21] Διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 δὸς G1325 τοὺς G3588 υἱοὺς G5207 αὐτῶν G846 εἰς G1519 λιμὸν G3042 καὶ G2532 ἄθροισον αὐτοὺς G846 εἰς G1519 χεῖρας G5495 μαχαίρας· G3162 γενέσθωσαν G1096 αἱ G3588 γυναῖκες G1135 αὐτῶν G846 ἄτεκνοι G815 καὶ G2532 χῆραι, G5503 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 αὐτῶν G846 γενέσθωσαν G1096 ἀνῃρημένοι G337 θανάτῳ G2288 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 νεανίσκοι G3495 αὐτῶν G846 πεπτωκότες G4098 μαχαίρᾳ G3162 ἐν G1722 πολέμῳ. G4171 [22] Γενηθήτω G1096 κραυγὴ G2906 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 οἰκίαις G3614 αὐτῶν, G846 ἐπάξεις G1863 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτοὺς G846 λῃστὰς G3027 ἄφνω, G869 ὅτι G3754 ἐνεχείρησαν λόγον G3056 εἰς G1519 σύλλημψίν μου G3450 καὶ G2532 παγίδας G3803 ἔκρυψαν G2928 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐμέ. G1691 [23] Καὶ G2532 σύ, G4771 κύριε, G2962 ἔγνως G1097 ἅπασαν G537 τὴν G3588 βουλὴν G1012 αὐτῶν G846 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐμὲ G1691 εἰς G1519 θάνατον· G2288 μὴ G3361 ἀθῳώσῃς τὰς G3588 ἀδικίας G93 αὐτῶν, G846 καὶ G2532 τὰς G3588 ἁμαρτίας G266 αὐτῶν G846 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 σου G4675 μὴ G3361 ἐξαλείψῃς· G1813 γενέσθω G1096 ἡ G3588 ἀσθένεια G769 αὐτῶν G846 ἐναντίον G1726 σου, G4675 ἐν G1722 καιρῷ G2540 θυμοῦ G2372 σου G4675 ποίησον G4160 ἐν G1722 αὐτοῖς. G846
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