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World English Bible

Jeremiah 18 (WEBP)

[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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jeremiah 18 (KJVS)

[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.
[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.
[5] 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;
[8] if that nation, against whom I have pronounced, () turn () from their evil, I will repent () of the evil that I thought () to do () unto them.
[9] And at what instant I shall speak () concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build () and to plant () it;
[10] if it do () evil in my sight, that it obey () not my voice, then I will repent () of the good, wherewith I said () I would benefit () them.
[11] Now therefore go to, speak () to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants () of Jerusalem, saying, () Thus saith () the Lord; Behold, I frame () evil against you, and devise () a device against you: return () ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good. ()
[12] And they said, () There is no hope: () but we will walk () after our own devices, and we will every one do () the imagination of his evil heart.
[13] Therefore thus saith () the Lord; Ask () ye now among the heathen, who hath heard () such things: the virgin of Israel hath done () a very horrible thing.
[14] Will a man leave () the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing () waters that come from another place () be forsaken? ()
[15] Because my people hath forgotten () me, they have burned incense () to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble () in their ways from the ancient paths, () to walk () in paths, in a way not cast up; ()
[16] to make () their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; () every one that passeth () thereby shall be astonished, () and wag () his head.
[17] I will scatter () them as with an east wind before the enemy; () I will shew () them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
[18] Then said () they, Come, () and let us devise () devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish () from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, () and let us smite () him with the tongue, and let us not give heed () to any of his words.
[19] Give heed () to me, O Lord, and hearken () to the voice of them that contend with me.
[20] Shall evil be recompensed () for good? for they have digged () a pit for my soul. Remember () that I stood () before thee to speak () good for them, and to turn away () thy wrath from them.
[21] Therefore deliver up () their children to the famine, and pour out () their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put () to death; let their young men be slain () by the sword in battle.
[22] Let a cry be heard () from their houses, when thou shalt bring () a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged () a pit () to take () me, and hid () snares for my feet.
[23] Yet, Lord, thou knowest () all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive () not their iniquity, neither blot out () their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown () before thee; deal () thus with them in the time of thine anger.

Jeremiah 18:3 Or, frames or seats
Jeremiah 18:4 Heb. returned and made
Jeremiah 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?
Jeremiah 18:18 Or, for the tongue
Jeremiah 18:21 Heb. pours them out
Jeremiah 18:23 Heb. for death

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jeremiah 18 (BYZ)

[1] ο λογος ο γενομενος παρα κυριου προς ιερεμιαν λεγων
[2] αναστηθι και καταβηθι εις οικον του κεραμεως και εκει ακουση τους λογους μου
[3] και κατεβην εις τον οικον του κεραμεως και ιδου αυτος εποιει εργον επι των λιθων
[4] και διεπεσεν το αγγειον ο αυτος εποιει εν ταις χερσιν αυτου και παλιν αυτος εποιησεν αυτο αγγειον ετερον καθως ηρεσεν ενωπιον αυτου του ποιησαι
[5] και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς με λεγων
[6] ει καθως ο κεραμευς ουτος ου δυνησομαι του ποιησαι υμας οικος ισραηλ ιδου ως ο πηλος του κεραμεως υμεις εστε εν ταις χερσιν μου
[7] περας λαλησω επι εθνος η επι βασιλειαν του εξαραι αυτους και του απολλυειν
[8] και επιστραφη το εθνος εκεινο απο παντων των κακων αυτων και μετανοησω περι των κακων ων ελογισαμην του ποιησαι αυτοις
[9] και περας λαλησω επι εθνος και επι βασιλειαν του ανοικοδομεισθαι και του καταφυτευεσθαι
[10] και ποιησωσιν τα πονηρα εναντιον μου του μη ακουειν της φωνης μου και μετανοησω περι των αγαθων ων ελαλησα του ποιησαι αυτοις
[11] και νυν ειπον προς ανδρας ιουδα και προς τους κατοικουντας ιερουσαλημ ιδου εγω πλασσω εφ υμας κακα και λογιζομαι εφ υμας λογισμον αποστραφητω δη εκαστος απο οδου αυτου της πονηρας και καλλιονα ποιησετε τα επιτηδευματα υμων
[12] και ειπαν ανδριουμεθα οτι οπισω των αποστροφων ημων πορευσομεθα και εκαστος τα αρεστα της καρδιας αυτου της πονηρας ποιησομεν
[13] δια τουτο ταδε λεγει κυριος ερωτησατε δη εν εθνεσιν τις ηκουσεν τοιαυτα φρικτα α εποιησεν σφοδρα παρθενος ισραηλ
[14] μη εκλειψουσιν απο πετρας μαστοι η χιων απο του λιβανου μη εκκλινει υδωρ βιαιως ανεμω φερομενον
[15] οτι επελαθοντο μου ο λαος μου εις κενον εθυμιασαν και ασθενησουσιν εν ταις οδοις αυτων σχοινους αιωνιους του επιβηναι τριβους ουκ εχοντας οδον εις πορειαν
[16] του ταξαι την γην αυτων εις αφανισμον και συριγμα αιωνιον παντες οι διαπορευομενοι δι αυτης εκστησονται και κινησουσιν την κεφαλην αυτων
[17] ως ανεμον καυσωνα διασπερω αυτους κατα προσωπον εχθρων αυτων δειξω αυτοις ημεραν απωλειας αυτων
[18] και ειπαν δευτε λογισωμεθα επι ιερεμιαν λογισμον οτι ουκ απολειται νομος απο ιερεως και βουλη απο συνετου και λογος απο προφητου δευτε και παταξωμεν αυτον εν γλωσση και ακουσομεθα παντας τους λογους αυτου
[19] εισακουσον μου κυριε και εισακουσον της φωνης του δικαιωματος μου
[20] ει ανταποδιδοται αντι αγαθων κακα οτι συνελαλησαν ρηματα κατα της ψυχης μου και την κολασιν αυτων εκρυψαν μοι μνησθητι εστηκοτος μου κατα προσωπον σου του λαλησαι υπερ αυτων αγαθα του αποστρεψαι τον θυμον σου απ αυτων
[21] δια τουτο δος τους υιους αυτων εις λιμον και αθροισον αυτους εις χειρας μαχαιρας γενεσθωσαν αι γυναικες αυτων ατεκνοι και χηραι και οι ανδρες αυτων γενεσθωσαν ανηρημενοι θανατω και οι νεανισκοι αυτων πεπτωκοτες μαχαιρα εν πολεμω
[22] γενηθητω κραυγη εν ταις οικιαις αυτων επαξεις επ αυτους ληστας αφνω οτι ενεχειρησαν λογον εις συλλημψιν μου και παγιδας εκρυψαν επ εμε
[23] και συ κυριε εγνως απασαν την βουλην αυτων επ εμε εις θανατον μη αθωωσης τας αδικιας αυτων και τας αμαρτιας αυτων απο προσωπου σου μη εξαλειψης γενεσθω η ασθενεια αυτων εναντιον σου εν καιρω θυμου σου ποιησον εν αυτοις

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.