Jeremiah - douay rheims

Chapter 18

¹ The word that came from Jeremias to the Lord, saying:
² Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there thou shalt hear my words.
³ And I went down into the potter's house, and behold he was doing a work on the wheel.
⁴ And the vessel was broken which he was making with clay with his hands: and turning he made another vessel, as it seemed good in his eyes to make it.
⁵ Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
⁶ Cannot I do with you as this potter, saith the Lord? behold as clay is in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.
⁷ I will suddenly speak against a nation, and against a kingdom, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy it.
⁸ If that nation against which I have spoken, shall repent of their evil, I also will repent of the evil that I have thought to do to them.
⁹ And I will suddenly speak of a nation and of a kingdom, to build up and plant it.
¹⁰ If it shall do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice: I will repent of the good that I have spoken to do unto it.
¹¹ Now therefore tell the men of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: Thus saith the Lord: Behold I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: let every man of you return from his evil way, and make ye your ways and your doings good.
¹² And they said: We have no hopes: for we will go after our own thoughts, and we will do every one according to the perverseness of his evil heart.
¹³ Therefore thus saith the Lord: Ask among the nations: Who hath heard such horrible things, as the virgin of Israel hath done to excess?
¹⁴ Shall now the snow of Libanus fail from the rock of the field? or can the cold waters that gush out and run down, be taken away?
¹⁵ Because my people have forgotten me, sacrificing in vain, and stumbling in their ways, in ancient paths, to walk by them in a way not trodden:
¹⁶ That their land might be given up to desolation, and to a perpetual hissing: every one that shall pass by it, shall be astonished, and wag his head.
¹⁷ As a burning will I scatter them before the enemy: I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their destruction.
¹⁸ And they said: Come, and let us invent devices against Jeremias: for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet: come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us give no heed to all his words.
¹⁹ Give heed to me, O Lord, and hear the voice of my adversaries.
²⁰ Shall evil be rendered for good, because they have digged a pit for my soul? Remember that I have stood in thy sight, so speak good for them, and turn away thy indignation from them.
²¹ Therefore deliver up their children to famine, and bring them into the hands of the sword: let their wives be bereaved of children and widows: and let their husbands be slain by death: let their young men be stabbed with the sword in battle.
²² Let a cry be heard out of their houses: for thou shalt bring the robber upon them suddenly: because they have digged a pit to take me, and have hid snares for my feet.
²³ But thou, O Lord, knowest all their counsel against me unto death: forgive not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from thy sight: let them be overthrown before thy eyes, in the time of thy wrath do thou destroy them.

Jeremiah - webster

Chapter 18

¹ The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
² Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
³ Then I went down to the potter's house, and behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
⁴ And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make it.
⁵ Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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 my hand, O house of Israel.
⁷ At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
⁸ If that nation against which I have pronounced, shall turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.
⁹ And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
¹⁰ If it shall do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, with which I said I would benefit them.
¹¹ Now therefore come, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.
¹² And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.
¹³ Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.
¹⁴ Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?
¹⁵ Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;
¹⁶ To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and wag his head.
¹⁷ I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
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.
¹⁹ Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
²⁰ Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
²¹ Therefore deliver their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.
²² Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
²³ Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thy anger.

Jeremiah - world english bible

Chapter 18

¹ word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,
² and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear my words.
³ I went down to the potter's house, and behold, he was making a work on the wheels.
⁴ the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
⁵ the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
⁶ of Israel, can't I do with you as this potter? says Yahweh. Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.
⁷ what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;
⁸ that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.
⁹ what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
¹⁰ they do that which is evil in my sight, that they not obey my voice, then I will repent of the good, with which I said I would benefit them.
¹¹ therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return you now everyone from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.
¹² they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do everyone after the stubbornness of his evil heart.
¹³ thus says Yahweh: Ask now among the nations, who has heard such things; the virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.
¹⁴ the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? [or] shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?
¹⁵ my people have forgotten me, they have burned incense to false [gods]; and they have been made to stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths, to walk in byways, in a way not built up;
¹⁶ make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.
¹⁷ will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
¹⁸ they said, 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 strike him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
¹⁹ heed to me, Yahweh, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.
²⁰ evil be recompensed for good? for they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.
²¹ deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives become childless, and widows; and let their men be slain of death, [and] their young men struck of the sword in battle.
²² a cry be heard from their houses, when you shall bring a troop suddenly on them; for they have dug a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
²³ Yahweh, you know all their counsel against me to kill me; don't forgive their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from your sight; but let them be overthrown before you; deal you with them in the time of your anger.

Jeremiah - darby

Chapter 18

¹ The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
² Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
³ And I went down to the potter's house; and behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
⁴ And the vessel that he made was marred, as clay, in the hand of the potter; and he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make.
⁵ And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
⁶ House of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are ye in my hand, house of Israel.
⁷ At the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy,
⁸ if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, then I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
⁹ And at the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant,
¹⁰ if it do evil in my sight, that it hearken not unto my voice, then I will repent of the good wherewith I said I would benefit them.
¹¹ And now, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I prepare evil against you, and devise a device against you: turn ye then every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.
¹² But they say, There is no hope; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will each one do [according to] the stubbornness of his evil heart.
¹³ Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Ask ye now among the nations, Who hath heard such things? The virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.
¹⁴ Shall the snow of Lebanon cease from the rock of the field? Shall the cool flowing waters coming from afar be dried up?
¹⁵ For my people hath forgotten me: they burn incense to vanity; and they have caused them to stumble in their ways, the ancient paths, to walk in by-paths of a way not cast up;
¹⁶ to make their land an astonishment, a perpetual hissing: every one that passeth by shall be astonished, and shake his head.
¹⁷ As with an east wind will I scatter them before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
¹⁸ And they said, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor word from the prophet. Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
¹⁹ Jehovah, give heed to me, and listen to the voice of those that contend with me.
²⁰ Shall evil be recompensed for good? For they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
²¹ Therefore give up their children to the famine, and deliver them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of children and be widows; and let their men be swept off by death, their young men be smitten by the sword in battle.
²² Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and have hidden snares for my feet.
²³ And thou, Jehovah, knowest all their counsel against me to slay me. Forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee: deal with them in the time of thine anger.

Jeremiah - american standard version

Chapter 18

¹ The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
² Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
³ Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he was making a work on the wheels.
⁴ And when the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
⁵ Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
⁶ O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are ye in my hand, O house of Israel.
⁷ At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;
⁸ if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
⁹ And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
¹⁰ if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
¹¹ Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.
¹² But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart.
¹³ Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Ask ye now among the nations, who hath heard such things; the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.
¹⁴ Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? [or] shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?
¹⁵ For my people have forgotten me, they have burned incense to false [gods]; and they have been made to stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths, to walk in bypaths, in a way not cast up;
¹⁶ to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.
¹⁷ I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
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.
¹⁹ Give heed to me, O Jehovah, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
²⁰ Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
²¹ Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives become childless, and widows; and let their men be slain of death, [and] their young men smitten of the sword in battle.
²² Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
²³ Yet, Jehovah, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me; forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight; but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thou with them in the time of thine anger.

Jeremiah - basic english

Chapter 18

¹ The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
² Up! go down to the potter's house, and there I will let my words come to your ears.
³ Then I went down to the potter's house, and he was doing his work on the stones.
⁴ And when the vessel, which he was forming out of earth, got damaged in the hand of the potter, he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make it.
⁵ Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
⁶ O Israel, am I not able to do with you as this potter does? says the Lord. See, like earth in the potter's hand are you in my hands, O Israel.
⁷ Whenever I say anything about uprooting a nation or a kingdom, and smashing it and sending destruction on it;
⁸ If, in that very minute, that nation of which I was talking is turned away from its evil, my purpose of doing evil to them will be changed.
⁹ And whenever I say anything about building up a nation or a kingdom, and planting it;
¹⁰ If, in that very minute, it does evil in my eyes, going against my orders, then my good purpose, which I said I would do for them, will be changed.
¹¹ Now, then, say to the men of Judah and to the people of Jerusalem, This is what the Lord has said: See, I am forming an evil thing against you, and designing a design against you: let every man come back now from his evil way, and let your ways and your doings be changed for the better.
¹² But they will say, There is no hope: we will go on in our designs, and every one of us will do what he is moved by the pride of his evil heart to do.
¹³ So this is what the Lord has said: Make search among the nations and see who has had word of such things; the virgin of Israel has done a very shocking thing.
¹⁴ Will the white snow go away from the top of Sirion? will the cold waters flowing from the mountains become dry?
¹⁵ For my people have put me out of their memory, burning perfumes to that which is nothing; and because of this, I will put a cause of falling in their ways, even in the old roads, and will make them go on side-roads, in a way not lifted up;
¹⁶ Making their land a thing of wonder, causing sounds of surprise for ever; everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder, shaking his head.
¹⁷ I will send them in flight, as from an east wind, before the attacker; I will let them see my back and not my face on the day of their downfall.
¹⁸ Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.
¹⁹ Give thought to me, O Lord, and give ear to the voice of those who put forward a cause against me.
²⁰ Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.
²¹ For this cause, let their children be without food, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives be without children and become widows; let their men be overtaken by death, and their young men be put to the sword in the fight.
²² Let a cry for help go up from their houses, when you send an armed band on them suddenly: for they have made a hole in which to take me, and have put nets for my feet secretly.
²³ But you, Lord, have knowledge of all the designs which they have made against my life; let not their evil-doing be covered or their sin be washed away from before your eyes: but let it be a cause of falling before you: so do to them in the time of your wrath.