Jeremiah 18:4

“And the vessel that he was making of clay was ruined in the hand of the potter; and he went back and made it another vessel, as seemed right in the eyes of the potter to make.”

Jeremiah 18:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 18:4, word by word

And the vesselכְּלִיkeli

vessel

Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.

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was makingעֹשֶׂהose

make

To build or create something.

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of clayחֹמֶרchomer

clay

Wet earth, the potter's dough, or mire.

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was ruinedנִשְׁחַתnishchat

corrupt

To spoil: to stop being useful, or to turn from good and become wicked.

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in the handיַדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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of the potterיּוֹצֵרyotser

potter

The one who works clay and shapes it into pots with his hands.

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and he went backשָׁבshav

return

To go back to a place.

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anotherאַחֵרacher

other

Other, another; next.

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seemed rightיָשַׁרyashar

seem right

To seem good to someone.

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in the eyesעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

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The context

3So I went down to the house of the potter, and look, he was doing a work on the wheel.

4 · This verse (above)

5And the word of YHWH came to me, saying:

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