Jeremiah 18:5
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New International Version (©2011)
Then the word of the LORD came to me.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Then the LORD gave me this message:

English Standard Version (©2001)
Then the word of the LORD came to me:

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then the word of the LORD came to me saying,

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
The word of the LORD came to me:

International Standard Version (©2012)
Then this message from the LORD came to me:

NET Bible (©2006)
Then the LORD said to me,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The LORD spoke his word to me. The LORD asked,

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

American King James Version
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

American Standard Version
Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Darby Bible Translation
And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

English Revised Version
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

World English Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah to me, saying:

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

18:1-10 While Jeremiah looks upon the potter's work, God darts into his mind two great truths. God has authority, and power, to form and fashion kingdoms and nations as he pleases. He may dispose of us as he thinks fit; and it would be as absurd for us to dispute this, as for the clay to quarrel with the potter. But he always goes by fixed rules of justice and goodness. When God is coming against us in judgments, we may be sure it is for our sins; but sincere conversion from the evil of sin will prevent the evil of punishment, as to persons, and to families, and nations.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. While he was in the potter's house, and after he had observed his manner of working, and the change he had made in his work, the Lord spoke to him, and applied it in the following manner.

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The Potter and the Clay
…4And 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. 5Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 6O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? said the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel. …

Jeremiah 18:4 But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.
Jeremiah 18:6 He said, "Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?" declares the LORD. "Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel.