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 · 2000

Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And there is a word of Jehovah to me, saying:

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And 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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