4And the vessel that he made was marred, as clay, in the hand of the potter; and he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make.


In Context

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

2 Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

3 And I went down to the potter's house; and behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

4 And the vessel that he made was marred, as clay, in the hand of the potter; and he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make.

5 And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

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.

Jeremiah 18:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:4And 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. ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:4But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:4And the vessel was broken which he was making with clay with his hands: and turning he made another vessel, as it seemed good in his eyes to make it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:4And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:4And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:4And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:4When 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:4and marred is the vessel that he is making, as clay in the hand of the potter, and he hath turned and he maketh it another vessel, as it was right in the eyes of the potter to make.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:4And 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.