Jeremiah 18:1-6 (NKJV)
18 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: 2 “Arise and go down to the
potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.” 3 Then I went down to the
potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the wheel. 4 And the vessel that
he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another
vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.
5 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 6 “O house of Israel, can I not do with
you as this potter?” says the Lord. “Look, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in
My hand, O house of Israel!
