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Jeremiah
Chapter 18
(Passion Bible)
Jeremiah 18
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Here is the word Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah:
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“Arise and go to the potter’s workshop, and I will speak to you there.”
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So I went to the potter’s workshop, and there was the potter spinning his wheel.
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And whenever a piece of pottery turned out flawed, he reworked[1] it into another vessel,[2] as seemed good to the potter.[3]
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Then Yahweh began to speak to me.
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“Can I not do with the people of Israel just as the potter has done with the clay?” declares Yahweh. “Listen, people of Israel. You are clay that I shape in my hands like the clay in the potter’s hands.[4]
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If I speak of uprooting, breaking down, or destroying a nation or a kingdom,
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and that nation turns back from its wicked ways, then I will turn back from the disaster that I planned against it.
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And at another time, if I speak of planting or building a nation or a kingdom,
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but that nation does evil in my eyes and does not listen to my voice, then I will relent concerning the good that I planned to show it.
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“So now, go say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, ‘Yahweh says: Listen, I am a potter[5] shaping punishment for you and working on a plan against you. Turn back, each person, from the evil way you live and the evil things you do!’
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“But they will answer: ‘It’s too late! We’ll live as we choose and be just as stubborn and evil as we want to be.’ ”
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Therefore Yahweh says:
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Does the snow on Lebanon’s mountains
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But my people have forgotten me
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Their homeland is a wasteland,
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Like a strong wind from the east,
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Then the people said: “Come on, let’s plan a scheme against Jeremiah! There are always priests and wise ones who can give us instruction. We will still have prophets to give us Yahweh’s message. Come on, let’s attack his reputation and drum up phony charges against him.[11] And let’s pay no attention to anything he says.”
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So I prayed,
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Good should not be repaid with evil,
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Therefore, may their children experience food shortages,
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May cries be heard from their homes
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Yet, you know, Yahweh,
| # | Passion Bible | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Here is the word Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah: | |
| 2 | “Arise and go to the potter’s workshop, and I will speak to you there.” | |
| 3 | So I went to the potter’s workshop, and there was the potter spinning his wheel. | |
| 4 | And whenever a piece of pottery turned out flawed, he reworked[1] it into another vessel,[2] as seemed good to the potter.[3] | |
| 5 | Then Yahweh began to speak to me. | |
| 6 | “Can I not do with the people of Israel just as the potter has done with the clay?” declares Yahweh. “Listen, people of Israel. You are clay that I shape in my hands like the clay in the potter’s hands.[4] | |
| 7 | If I speak of uprooting, breaking down, or destroying a nation or a kingdom, | |
| 8 | and that nation turns back from its wicked ways, then I will turn back from the disaster that I planned against it. | |
| 9 | And at another time, if I speak of planting or building a nation or a kingdom, | |
| 10 | but that nation does evil in my eyes and does not listen to my voice, then I will relent concerning the good that I planned to show it. | |
| 11 | “So now, go say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, ‘Yahweh says: Listen, I am a potter[5] shaping punishment for you and working on a plan against you. Turn back, each person, from the evil way you live and the evil things you do!’ | |
| 12 | “But they will answer: ‘It’s too late! We’ll live as we choose and be just as stubborn and evil as we want to be.’ ” | |
| 13 | Therefore Yahweh says: | |
| 14 | Does the snow on Lebanon’s mountains | |
| 15 | But my people have forgotten me | |
| 16 | Their homeland is a wasteland, | |
| 17 | Like a strong wind from the east, | |
| 18 | Then the people said: “Come on, let’s plan a scheme against Jeremiah! There are always priests and wise ones who can give us instruction. We will still have prophets to give us Yahweh’s message. Come on, let’s attack his reputation and drum up phony charges against him.[11] And let’s pay no attention to anything he says.” | |
| 19 | So I prayed, | |
| 20 | Good should not be repaid with evil, | |
| 21 | Therefore, may their children experience food shortages, | |
| 22 | May cries be heard from their homes | |
| 23 | Yet, you know, Yahweh, |
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