1The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

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2"Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear my words."

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Hebrews 1:1, Hebrews 1:1, Jeremiah 19:1, Jeremiah 19:2, Jeremiah 19:1

3Then I went down to the potter's house, and behold, he was making a work on the wheels.

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Jonah 1:3, Acts 26:19, John 15:14, Jonah 1:3, Acts 26:19

4When 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.

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Romans 9:20, Romans 9:23, Romans 9:20, Romans 9:23, Jeremiah 18:6

5Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

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6"'House of Israel, can't I do with you as this potter?' says the Lord. 'Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.'

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Isaiah 64:8, Isaiah 64:8, Romans 9:20, Romans 9:21, Romans 9:20

7At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;

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Jeremiah 1:10, Jeremiah 1:10, Jeremiah 45:4, Jeremiah 12:14, Jeremiah 12:17

8if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.

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Ezekiel 18:21, Ezekiel 18:21, Jeremiah 26:13, Jeremiah 26:13, Jonah 3:9

9At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

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Jeremiah 31:28, Jeremiah 31:28, Jeremiah 1:10, Amos 9:11, Amos 9:15

10if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they not obey my voice, then I will repent of the good, with which I said I would benefit them.

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Ezekiel 33:18, 1 Samuel 2:30, Ezekiel 33:18, 1 Samuel 2:30, Ezekiel 18:24

11Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, 'Thus says the Lord: Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return now everyone from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.'

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2 Kings 17:13, 2 Kings 17:13, Jeremiah 35:15, Isaiah 1:16, Isaiah 1:19

12But they say, 'It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do everyone after the stubbornness of his evil heart.'"

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Jeremiah 2:25, Jeremiah 2:25, Deuteronomy 29:19, Deuteronomy 29:19, Isaiah 57:10

13Therefore thus says the Lord: "Ask now among the nations, who has heard such things; the virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.

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Jeremiah 5:30, Jeremiah 5:30, Jeremiah 23:14, Jeremiah 2:10, Jeremiah 2:13

14Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? Shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?

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John 6:68, John 6:68

15For 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 byways, in a way not built up;

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Jeremiah 6:16, Jeremiah 6:16, Jeremiah 2:32, Hosea 11:2, Isaiah 57:14

16to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.

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Psalms 22:7, Psalms 22:7, Jeremiah 25:9, Jeremiah 25:9, Jeremiah 19:8

17I 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."

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Jeremiah 13:24, Jeremiah 13:24, Jeremiah 2:27, Jeremiah 2:27, Psalms 48:7

18Then they said, "Come, and let us make plans 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 strike him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

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Psalms 52:2, Psalms 52:2, Jeremiah 11:19, Malachi 2:7, Jeremiah 11:19

19"Give heed to me, Lord, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.

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Nehemiah 6:9, Nehemiah 6:9, Micah 7:8, Psalms 55:16, Psalms 55:17

20Shall evil be recompensed for good? For they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.

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Psalms 57:6, Psalms 35:7, Psalms 57:6, Psalms 35:7, Psalms 106:23

21Therefore 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 struck of the sword in battle.

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Psalms 109:9, Psalms 109:20, Psalms 109:9, Psalms 109:20, Jeremiah 9:21

22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you shall bring a troop suddenly on them; for they have dug a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

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Jeremiah 6:26, Jeremiah 6:26, Psalms 140:5, Psalms 140:5, Zephaniah 1:10

23Yet, Lord, you know all their counsel against me to kill me; do not forgive their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from your sight; but let them be overthrown before you; deal you with them in the time of your anger."

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Psalms 35:4, Psalms 69:22, Psalms 69:28, Psalms 35:4, Psalms 69:22