18:1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 1 , This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
18:2 'Go down to the potter's house, and there I will give you my message.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 2 , 'Go down to the potter's house, and there I will give you my message.'
18:3 So I went down to the potter's house, and I saw him working at the wheel.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 3 , So I went down to the potter's house, and I saw him working at the wheel.
18:4 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.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 4 , 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.
18:5 Then the word of the LORD came to me:
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 5 , Then the word of the LORD came to me:
18:6 'O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?' declares the LORD. 'Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 6 , 'O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?' declares the LORD. 'Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.
18:7 If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed,
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 7 , If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed,
18:8 and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 8 , and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned.
18:9 And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted,
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 9 , And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted,
18:10 and if it does evil in my sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 10 , and if it does evil in my sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it.
18:11 'Now therefore say to the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, 'This is what the LORD says: Look! I am preparing a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. So turn from your evil ways, each one of you, and reform your ways and your actions.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 11 , 'Now therefore say to the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, 'This is what the LORD says: Look! I am preparing a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. So turn from your evil ways, each one of you, and reform your ways and your actions.'
18:12 But they will reply, 'It's no use. We will continue with our own plans; each of us will follow the stubbornness of his evil heart.''
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 12 , But they will reply, 'It's no use. We will continue with our own plans; each of us will follow the stubbornness of his evil heart.''
18:13 Therefore this is what the LORD says: 'Inquire among the nations: Who has ever heard anything like this? A most horrible thing has been done by Virgin Israel.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 13 , Therefore this is what the LORD says: 'Inquire among the nations: Who has ever heard anything like this? A most horrible thing has been done by Virgin Israel.
18:14 Does the snow of Lebanon ever vanish from its rocky slopes? Do its cool waters from distant sources ever cease to flow?
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 14 , Does the snow of Lebanon ever vanish from its rocky slopes? Do its cool waters from distant sources ever cease to flow?
18:15 Yet my people have forgotten me; they burn incense to worthless idols, which made them stumble in their ways and in the ancient paths. They made them walk in bypaths and on roads not built up.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 15 , Yet my people have forgotten me; they burn incense to worthless idols, which made them stumble in their ways and in the ancient paths. They made them walk in bypaths and on roads not built up.
18:16 Their land will be laid waste, an object of lasting scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and will shake their heads.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 16 , Their land will be laid waste, an object of lasting scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and will shake their heads.
18:17 Like a wind from the east, I will scatter them before their enemies; I will show them my back and not my face in the day of their disaster.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 17 , Like a wind from the east, I will scatter them before their enemies; I will show them my back and not my face in the day of their disaster.'
18:18 They said, 'Come, let's make plans against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest will not be lost, nor will counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophets. So come, let's attack him with our tongues and pay no attention to anything he says.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 18 , They said, 'Come, let's make plans against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest will not be lost, nor will counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophets. So come, let's attack him with our tongues and pay no attention to anything he says.'
18:19 Listen to me, O LORD; hear what my accusers are saying!
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 19 , Listen to me, O LORD; hear what my accusers are saying!
18:20 Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember that I stood before you and spoke in their behalf to turn your wrath away from them.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 20 , Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember that I stood before you and spoke in their behalf to turn your wrath away from them.
18:21 So give their children over to famine; hand them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives be made childless and widows; let their men be put to death, their young men slain by the sword in battle.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 21 , So give their children over to famine; hand them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives be made childless and widows; let their men be put to death, their young men slain by the sword in battle.
18:22 Let a cry be heard from their houses when you suddenly bring invaders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 22 , Let a cry be heard from their houses when you suddenly bring invaders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
18:23 But you know, O LORD, all their plots to kill me. Do not forgive their crimes or blot out their sins from your sight. Let them be overthrown before you; deal with them in the time of your anger.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 18 , Verse 23 , But you know, O LORD, all their plots to kill me. Do not forgive their crimes or blot out their sins from your sight. Let them be overthrown before you; deal with them in the time of your anger.
