Jeremiah 18:4

New Living Translation

But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over.

Cross References

Isaiah 45:9

“What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator. Does a clay pot argue with its maker? Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying, ‘Stop, you’re doing it wrong!’ Does the pot exclaim, ‘How clumsy can you be?’

Jeremiah 18:3

So I did as he told me and found the potter working at his wheel.

Jeremiah 18:5

Then the Lord gave me this message:

Jeremiah 18:6

“O Israel, can I not do to you as this potter has done to his clay? As the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand.