Jeremiah
Jeremiah 18:6
6“O house of Israel, declares the LORD, can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay? Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| can | אוּכַ֨ל | ’ū·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| I not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| treat | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| you | לָכֶ֛ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| as this | הַזֶּ֜ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| potter | הֲכַיּוֹצֵ֨ר | hă·ḵay·yō·w·ṣêr | Preposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3335 form, fashion |
| Just | הִנֵּ֤ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| like clay | כַחֹ֙מֶר֙ | ḵa·ḥō·mer | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2563 cement, mortar, clay |
| in the potter’s | הַיּוֹצֵ֔ר | hay·yō·w·ṣêr | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3335 form, fashion |
| hand | בְּיַ֣ד | bə·yaḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| so | כֵּן־ | kên- | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| are you | אַתֶּ֥ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| in My hand | בְּיָדִ֖י | bə·yā·ḏî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| O house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 64:8 · Romans 9:20–21 · Jeremiah 18:4 · Isaiah 45:9 · Matthew 20:15 · Daniel 4:23 · Romans 11:34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.