Jeremiah 18:5-15

5And the wordH1697 of Jehovah came to me, sayingH559,

6HouseH1004 of IsraelH3478, cannot I do with you as this potterH3335? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter's handH3027, soH3651 are ye in my handH3027, houseH1004 of IsraelH3478.

7At the momentH7281 that I speakH1696 concerning a nationH1471 and concerning a kingdomH4467, to pluckH5428 up, and to breakH5422 down, and to destroyH6,

8if that nationH1471, concerning which I have spokenH1696, turnH7725 from their evilH7451, then I will repent of the evilH7451 that I thought to do unto them.

9And at the momentH7281 that I speakH1696 concerning a nationH1471 and concerning a kingdomH4467, to buildH1129 and to plantH5193,

10if it do evilH7451 in my sight, that it hearken not unto my voiceH6963, then I will repentH5162 of the goodH2896 wherewith I saidH559 I would benefit them.

11And nowH6258, speak to the menH376 of JudahH3063 and to the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389, sayingH559, ThusH3541 saith Jehovah: Behold, I prepare evilH7451 against you, and devise a device against you: turnH7725 ye then every oneH376 from his evilH7451 wayH1870, and amend your waysH1870 and your doings.

12But they sayH559, There is no hope; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will each oneH376 do [according to] the stubbornnessH8307 of his evilH7451 heartH3820.

13ThereforeH3651 thusH3541 saith Jehovah: AskH7592 ye now among the nationsH1471, Who hath heardH8085 such thingsH428? The virginH1330 of IsraelH3478 hath done a veryH3966 horrible thing.

14Shall the snowH7950 of LebanonH3844 cease from the rockH6697 of the fieldH7704? Shall the coolH7119 flowingH5140 watersH4325 coming from afar be dried up?

15For my peopleH5971 hath forgottenH7911 me: they burn incenseH6999 to vanityH7723; and they have caused them to stumbleH3782 in their waysH1870, the ancient paths, to walk in by-paths of a wayH1870 not cast up;