Jeremiah 18:1

AMP: The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord:

ASV: The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

BSB: This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

DARBY: The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

DRA: The word that came from Jeremias to the Lord, saying:

KJV: The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

Jeremiah 18:2

AMP: “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will make you hear My words.”

ASV: Arise, and go down to the potter`s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

BSB: “Go down at once to the potter’s house, and there I will give you My message.”

DARBY: Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

DRA: Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there thou shalt hear my words.

KJV: Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

Jeremiah 18:3

AMP: Then I went down to the potter’s house, and saw that he was working at the wheel.

ASV: Then I went down to the potter`s house, and, behold, he was making a work on the wheels.

BSB: So I went down to the potter’s house and saw him working at the wheel.

DARBY: And I went down to the potter's house; and behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

DRA: And I went down into the potter's house, and behold he was doing a work on the wheel.

KJV: Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

Jeremiah 18:4

AMP: But the vessel that he was making from clay was spoiled by the potter’s hand; so he made it over, reworking it and making it into another pot that seemed good to him.

ASV: 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.

BSB: But the vessel that he was shaping from the clay became flawed in his hand; so he formed it into another vessel, as it seemed best for him to do.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: 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.

KJV: And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.

Jeremiah 18:5

AMP: Then the word of the Lord came to me:

ASV: Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

BSB: Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

DARBY: And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

DRA: Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

KJV: Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Jeremiah 18:6

AMP: “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?” says the Lord. “Look carefully, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.

ASV: 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.

BSB: “O house of Israel, declares the LORD, can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay? Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: 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.

KJV: 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 mine hand, O house of Israel.

Jeremiah 18:7

AMP: At one moment I might [suddenly] speak concerning a nation or kingdom, that I will uproot and break down and destroy;

ASV: At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;

BSB: At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.

DARBY: At the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy,

DRA: I will suddenly speak against a nation, and against a kingdom, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy it.

KJV: At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

Jeremiah 18:8

AMP: if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent and reverse My decision concerning the devastation that I intended to do.

ASV: 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.

BSB: But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: 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.

KJV: If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

Jeremiah 18:9

AMP: Or at another time I might [suddenly] speak about a nation or kingdom that I will build up or establish;

ASV: And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

BSB: And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom,

DARBY: And at the moment that I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant,

DRA: And I will suddenly speak of a nation and of a kingdom, to build up and plant it.

KJV: And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

Jeremiah 18:10

AMP: and if they do evil in My sight by not obeying My voice, then I will reverse My decision concerning the good with which I had promised to bless them.

ASV: 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.

BSB: and if it does evil in My sight and does not listen to My voice, then I will relent of the good I had intended for it.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: 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.

KJV: If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

Jeremiah 18:11

AMP: Now then, say to the men of Judah and to the citizens of Jerusalem, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am shaping a disaster and working out a plan against you. Turn back, each of you from his evil way; correct your habits and change your actions for the better.” ’

ASV: 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.

BSB: Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’

DARBY: 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.

DRA: 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.

KJV: Now therefore go to, 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.

Jeremiah 18:12

AMP: But they will say, ‘That is hopeless! For we are going to follow our own plans, and each of us will act in accordance with the stubbornness of his evil heart.’

ASV: 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.

BSB: But they will reply, ‘It is hopeless. We will follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”

DARBY: 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.

DRA: 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.

KJV: 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.

Jeremiah 18:13

AMP: ¶“Therefore thus says the Lord,‘Ask now among the nations,Who has heard of such things?The virgin IsraelHas done a very vile and horrible thing.

ASV: 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.

BSB: Therefore this is what the LORD says:“Inquire among the nations:Who has ever heard things like these?Virgin Israel has done a most terrible thing.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: Therefore thus saith the Lord: Ask among the nations: Who hath heard such horrible things, as the virgin of Israel hath done to excess?

KJV: 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.

Jeremiah 18:14

AMP: ‘Will the snow of [Mount] Lebanon melt and vanish from its rocks [which tower above Israel]?Will the cold, rushing waters of foreign lands [that flow down from the distant land] be dried up?

ASV: 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?

BSB: Does the snow of Lebanonever leave its rocky slopes?Or do its cool waters flowing from a distanceever run dry?

DARBY: Shall the snow of Lebanon cease from the rock of the field? Shall the cool flowing waters coming from afar be dried up?

DRA: 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?

KJV: 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?

Jeremiah 18:15

AMP: ‘Yet My people have forgotten Me;They burn incense to worthless gods,They have stumbled from their waysFrom the ancient roads,To walk in pathways,Not on a highway,

ASV: 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;

BSB: Yet My people have forgotten Me.They burn incense to worthless idolsthat make them stumble in their ways,leaving the ancient roadsto walk on rutted bypathsinstead of on the highway.

DARBY: 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;

DRA: 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:

KJV: 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;

Jeremiah 18:16

AMP: Making their land a desolation and a horror,A thing to be hissed at perpetually;Everyone who passes by will be astoundedAnd shake his head [in scorn].

ASV: to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.

BSB: They have made their land a desolation,a perpetual object of scorn;all who pass by will be appalledand shake their heads.

DARBY: to make their land an astonishment, a perpetual hissing: every one that passeth by shall be astonished, and shake his head.

DRA: 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.

KJV: To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

Jeremiah 18:17

AMP: ‘I will scatter them like an east windBefore the enemy;I will show them My back and not My faceIn the day of their disaster [says the Lord].’ ”

ASV: 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.

BSB: I will scatter them before the enemylike the east wind.I will show them My back and not My facein the day of their calamity.”

DARBY: 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.

DRA: 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.

KJV: I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

Jeremiah 18:18

AMP: Then [my enemies] said, “Come and let us work out schemes against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest [as Jeremiah predicts], nor the counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him with our tongue [by making charges against him before the king], and let us ignore anything he says.”

ASV: 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.

BSB: Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”

DARBY: 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.

DRA: 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.

KJV: 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.

Jeremiah 18:19

AMP: ¶Pay attention to me, O Lord [and intercede];Listen to what my adversaries are saying [and are plotting against me]—

ASV: Give heed to me, O Jehovah, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

BSB: Attend to me, O LORD.Hear what my accusers are saying!

DARBY: Jehovah, give heed to me, and listen to the voice of those that contend with me.

DRA: Give heed to me, O Lord, and hear the voice of my adversaries.

KJV: Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

Jeremiah 18:20

AMP: Should good be repaid with evil?Yet they have dug a pit for me.Remember [with compassion] that I stood before YouTo speak good on their behalf,To turn Your anger away from them.

ASV: 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.

BSB: Should good be repaid with evil?Yet they have dug a pit for me.Remember how I stood before Youto speak good on their behalf,to turn Your wrath from them.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: 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.

KJV: 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.

Jeremiah 18:21

AMP: Therefore, give their children over to the famine;Give them over to the power of the sword.And let their wives become childless and widowed;Let their men meet death [by virulent disease],Their young men be struck down by the sword in battle.

ASV: 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.

BSB: Therefore, hand their children over to famine;pour out the power of the sword upon them.Let their wives become childless and widowed;let their husbands be slain by disease,their young men struck down by the sword in battle.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: 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.

KJV: Therefore deliver up 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.

Jeremiah 18:22

AMP: Let an outcry be heard from their housesWhen You suddenly bring [a troop of] raiders upon them,For they have dug a pit to capture meAnd have hidden snares for my feet.

ASV: 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.

BSB: Let a cry be heard from their houseswhen You suddenly bring raiders against them,for they have dug a pit to capture meand have hidden snares for my feet.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: 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.

KJV: 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.

Jeremiah 18:23

AMP: Yet You, O Lord, knowAll their deadly plotting against me;Do not forgive their wickednessOr blot out their sin from Your sight.But let them be overthrown before You;Deal with them in the time of Your anger.

ASV: 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.

BSB: But You, O LORD, know all their deadly plots against me.Do not wipe out their guiltor blot out their sin from Your sight.Let them be overthrown before You;deal with them in the time of Your anger.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: 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.

KJV: 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 thine anger.

Jeremiah 18

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