3 Then I went down to the potter’s house; and, behold, he wrought a work upon a wheel.
4 And the vessel that he made of clay was broken in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
5 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
6 O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in my hand, O house of Israel.
7 In an instant I shall speak against Gentiles and against kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down and to destroy.
8 But if these Gentiles shall turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
9 And in an instant I shall speak concerning the nation and concerning the kingdom, to build and to plant it;