1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 "Arise, and go down to *the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear* my words." 3 So I went down to *the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel. 4 And the vessel he was making of clay was *spoiled in the potter’s hand, and *he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do.

5 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 6 "O house of Israel, *can I not do with you as this potter has done? declares the Lord. *Behold, like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.