Jeremiah 18:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But the vesselהַכְּלִ֗י
(hak·ke·li)
3627: an article, utensil, vesselfrom kalah
that he was makingעֹשֶׂ֛ה
(o·seh)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
of clayבַּחֹ֖מֶר
(ba·cho·mer)
2563a: cement, mortar, clayfrom chamar
was spoiledוְנִשְׁחַ֣ת
(ve·nish·chat)
7843: perhaps to go to ruina prim. root
in the handבְּיַ֣ד
(be·yad)
3027: handa prim. root
of the potter;הַיֹּוצֵ֑ר
(hai·yo·v·tzer;)
3335: to form, fashiona prim. root
so he remadeוְשָׁ֗ב
(ve·shav)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
it into anotherאַחֵ֔ר
(a·cher,)
312: anotherfrom achar
vessel,כְּלִ֣י
(ke·li)
3627: an article, utensil, vesselfrom kalah
as it pleasedבְּעֵינֵ֥י
(be·'ei·nei)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
the potterהַיֹּוצֵ֖ר
(hai·yo·v·tzer)
3335: to form, fashiona prim. root
to make.לַעֲשֹֽׂות׃
(la·'a·so·vt.)
6213a: do, makea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the vessel
kliy  (kel-ee')
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon) -- armour (-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, + furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, + psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, + whatsoever.
that he made
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
of clay
chomer  (kho'mer)
a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure -- clay, heap, homer, mire, motion.
was marred
shachath  (shaw-khath')
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r).
in the hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of the potter
yatsar  (yaw-tsar')
to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution) -- earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.
so he made
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
it again
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
another
'acher  (akh-air')
hinder; generally, next, other, etc. -- (an-)other man, following, next, strange.
vessel
kliy  (kel-ee')
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon) -- armour (-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, + furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, + psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, + whatsoever.
as seemed
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
good
yashar  (yaw-shar')
to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
to the potter
yatsar  (yaw-tsar')
to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution) -- earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.
to make
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But the vessel that he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he remade it into another vessel, as it pleased the potter to make.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But the jar that he was making from the clay became flawed in the potter's hand, so he made it into another jar, as it seemed right for him to do.

International Standard Version
But the vessel he was working on with the clay was ruined in the potter's hand. So he remade it into another vessel that seemed appropriate to him.

NET Bible
Now and then there would be something wrong with the pot he was molding from the clay with his hands. So he would rework the clay into another kind of pot as he saw fit.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whenever 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.

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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