Jeremiah 18:4
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New International Version (©1984)
But 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.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
But the vessel that he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he remade it into another vessel, as it pleased the potter to make.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Whenever a clay pot he was working on was ruined, he would rework it into a new clay pot the way he wanted to make it.

King James Bible
And 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.

American King James Version
And 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.

American Standard Version
And 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.

Bible in Basic English
And when the vessel, which he was forming out of earth, got damaged in the hand of the potter, he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And 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.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
And 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And 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.

World English Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
and 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.

Geneva Study Bible

And the vessel that he made of {a} 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.

(a) As the potter has power over the clay to make what pot he will, or to break them, when he has made them: so have I power over you to do with you as seems good to me, Isa 45:9, Ro 9:20,21.

King James Translators' Notes

of clay...: or, was marred, as clay in the hand of the potter

made it...: Heb. returned and made, etc

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

4. marred-spoiled. "Of clay" is the true reading, which was corrupted into "as clay" (Margin), through the similarity of the two Hebrew letters, and from Jer 18:6, "as the clay."

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

18:1-10 While Jeremiah looks upon the potter's work, God darts into his mind two great truths. God has authority, and power, to form and fashion kingdoms and nations as he pleases. He may dispose of us as he thinks fit; and it would be as absurd for us to dispute this, as for the clay to quarrel with the potter. But he always goes by fixed rules of justice and goodness. When God is coming against us in judgments, we may be sure it is for our sins; but sincere conversion from the evil of sin will prevent the evil of punishment, as to persons, and to families, and nations.


Jeremiah 18:3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, making something on the wheel.
Jeremiah 18:5 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying, (NASB ©1995)

Best Clay Damaged Earth Eyes Formed Forming Good Hand Hands Maketh Making Marred Pleased Pot Potter Potter's Right Seemed Spoiled Turned Vessel Whensoever


And 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.

made of clay was marred in. or, made was marred, as clay in. made it again. Heb. returned and made. as. 6 Isa 45:9 Ro 9:20-23

Bible Gateway: Jeremiah Chapter 18 Verse 4 NIV ESV NKJV NLT KJV Message Amplified

Alphabetical: another as best But clay formed from hand hands he him his in into it make making marred of pleased pot potter remade seemed shaping so spoiled that the to vessel was

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