Jeremiah 18:5
What does Jeremiah 18:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 18:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And there is a word of Jehovah to me, saying:
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
Context
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.
v.5This passage
v.6O 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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