Jeremiah Chapter 18 verse 6 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 18:6

O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are ye in my hand, O house of Israel.
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BBE Jeremiah 18:6

O Israel, am I not able to do with you as this potter does? says the Lord. See, like earth in the potter's hand are you in my hands, O Israel.
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DARBY Jeremiah 18:6

House of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are ye in my hand, house of Israel.
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KJV Jeremiah 18:6

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.
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WBT Jeremiah 18:6


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WEB Jeremiah 18:6

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.
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YLT Jeremiah 18:6

As this potter am I not able to do to you? O house of Israel, an affirmation of Jehovah. Lo, as clay in the hand of the potter, So `are' ye in My hand, O house of Israel.
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Jeremiah 18 : 6 Bible Verse Songs

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) Cannot I do with you as this potter?--The question implies a theory of the universe, which is neither (as some have thought) one of absolute fatalism, crushing man's freedom, nor, on the other hand, one which merges God's sovereignty in man's power of choice. The clay can resist the potter, or can yield itself willingly to his hands to be shaped as he wills. Its being "marred" is through no fault of the potter, but--in the framework of the parable--through the defect of the material, and, in its application, through the resistance of the human agents whom God is fashioning. And when it is so marred one of two courses is open to the potter. He can again re-mould and fashion it to his purpose, to a new work which may be less honourable than that for which it was originally designed; or, if it be hopelessly marred, can break it and cast it away, and with fresh clay mould a fresh vessel. The history of nations and churches and individual men offers many examples of both processes. They frustrate God's gracious purpose by their self-will, but His long-suffering leads them to repentance, and gives them, to speak after the manner of men, yet another chance of being moulded by His hands. Here the prophet invites the people, as the clay, to accept the former alternative. St. Paul, taking the same analogy, looks forward to the time when the marred vessel of Israel shall be restored to the Master's house and be honoured in His service (Romans 9:21; Romans 11:26). The closing verses of Browning's poem, "Rabbi Ben-Ezra," in Men and Women, may be referred to as embodying the same thought :--"But I need Thee, as then,Thee, God, who mouldest men;And since, not even while the whirl was worst,Did I--to the wheel of life,With shapes and colours rife,Bound dizzily--mistake my end, to slake Thy thirst,"So take and use Thy work! . . . Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“O houseבֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1004: A houseof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desccanאוּכַ֨ל (’ū·ḵal)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 3201: To be able, have powerI notלֹא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, notreatלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 6213: To do, makeyouלָכֶ֛ם (lā·ḵem)Preposition | second person masculine pluralStrong's Hebrew as thisהַזֶּ֜ה (haz·zeh)Article | Pronoun - masculine singularStrong's 2088: This, thatpotter treats his clay?הֲכַיּוֹצֵ֨ר (hă·ḵay·yō·w·ṣêr)Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 3335: To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determinedeclaresנְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 5002: An oraclethe LORD.יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of IsraelJust like clayכַחֹ֙מֶר֙ (ḵa·ḥō·mer)Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2563: A bubbling up, of water, a wave, of earth, mire, clay, a heap, a chomer, dry measurein the potter’sהַיּוֹצֵ֔ר (hay·yō·w·ṣêr)Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 3335: To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determinehand,בְּיַ֣ד (bə·yaḏ)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 3027: A handsoכֵּן־ (kên-)AdverbStrong's 3651: So -- thusare youאַתֶּ֥ם (’at·tem)Pronoun - second person masculine pluralStrong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and youin My hand,בְּיָדִ֖י (bə·yā·ḏî)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 3027: A handO houseבֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1004: A houseof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descJump to PreviousAble Affirmation Clay Deal Declares Earth Hand Hands House Israel Potter Potter's