Jeremiah 18:3

What does Jeremiah 18:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 18:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he was making a work on the wheels.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he was making a work on the wheels.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then I went down to the potter's house, and he was doing his work on the stones.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and I go down <FI>to<Fi> the potter's house, and lo, he is doing a work on the stones,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And I went down into the potter's house, and behold he was doing a work on the wheel.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

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

v.3This passage

v.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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Acts 26:19

    Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

  • Jonah 1:3

    But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.

  • John 15:14

    Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.

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