Jeremiah 18:6

“O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.”

"O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel." - Jeremiah 18:6
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What does Jeremiah 18:6 mean?

Jeremiah 18:6 (KJV) says, "O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel." This powerful verse from the book of Jeremiah uses the image of a potter and clay to convey…

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O Sovereign Lord, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the One who knows us by name and loves us unconditionally, we come before Thee today, awash in the gentle reminder of Thy powerful hands, as depicted in Jeremiah 18:6: "O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this…

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Jeremiah 18:6 - "O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel."
Jeremiah 6:18 - "¶ Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them."
"¶ Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them." - Jeremiah 6:18
Jeremiah 18:1 - "The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
Jeremiah 32:18
Jeremiah 23:18
Jeremiah 38:6 (KJVA) 6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
Jeremiah 37:6 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,"
Jeremiah 32:6 - "¶ And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Jeremiah 38:6 - "Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire."
Jeremiah 18:5 - "Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,"
Jeremiah 34:6 - "Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,"
"The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying," - Jeremiah 18:1
Jeremiah 18:18 - "¶ Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."
Jeremiah 51:18 - "They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish."
Matthew 18:6
Jeremiah 40:6 - "Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land."
Matthew 18:6
Matthew 6:18
Matthew 6:18
Matthew 18:6
Genesis 18-6
Genesis 18-6
Jeremiah 37:18 - "Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?"
Jeremiah 18:3 - "Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels."
Jeremiah 5:18 - "Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you."
Jeremiah 18:19 - "Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me."
"¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying," - Jeremiah 37:6
Jeremiah 18:2 - "Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words."