4. And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.
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?” says the Lord. “Look, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!
7. The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it,
8. if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it.
9. And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it,