1 Jeremiah received the Lord’s word:
2 Go down to the potter’s house, and I’ll give you instructions about what to do there.
3 So I went down to the potter’s house; he was working on the potter’s wheel.
4 But the piece he was making was flawed while still in his hands, so the potter started on another, as seemed best to him.
5 Then the Lord’s word came to me:
6 House of Israel, can’t I deal with you like this potter, declares the Lord? Like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in mine, house of Israel!