Jeremiah 18:1-10

1The Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah. He said,

2“Go to the potter’s house. There I will give you my message.”

3I went to the potter’s house, and he was working there at his wheel.

4Whenever a clay pot he was working on was ruined, he would rework it into a new clay pot the way he wanted to make it.

5The Lord spoke his word to me. The Lord asked,

6“Nation of Israel, can’t I do with you as this potter does with clay? Nation of Israel, you are like the clay in the potter’s hands.

7“At one time I may threaten to tear up, break down, and destroy a nation or a kingdom.

8But suppose the nation that I threatened turns away from doing wrong. Then I will change my plans about the disaster I planned to do to it.

9“At another time I may promise to build and plant a nation or a kingdom.

10But suppose that nation does what I consider evil and doesn’t obey me. Then I will change my plans about the good that I promised to do to it.