Jeremiah 18:4
But the vessel that he was shaping from the clay became flawed in his hand; so he formed it into another vessel, as it seemed best for him to do.
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ASV
And when 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.
KJV
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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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְנִשְׁחַ֣ת | ve.nish.Chat | and it was spoiled | H7843 → |
| הַכְּלִ֗י | ha.ke.Li | the vessel | H3627 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| ה֥וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → |
| עֹשֶׂ֛ה | 'o.Seh | [was] making | H6213 → |
| בַּחֹ֖מֶר | ba.Cho.mer | with the clay | H2563 → |
| בְּיַ֣ד | be.Yad | in [the] hand of | H3027 → |
| הַיּוֹצֵ֑ר | hai.yo.Tzer | the potter | H3335 → |
| וְשָׁ֗ב | ve.Shav | and he would return | H7725 → |
| וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ | vai.ya.'a.Se.hu | and he made it | H6213 → |
| כְּלִ֣י | ke.Li | a vessel | H3627 → |
| אַחֵ֔ר | 'a.Cher | another | H312 → |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ka.'a.Sher | just as | H834 → |
| יָשַׁ֛ר | ya.Shar | it was pleasing | H3474 → |
| בְּעֵינֵ֥י | be.'ei.Nei | in [the] eyes of | H5869 → |
| הַיּוֹצֵ֖ר | hai.yo.Tzer | the potter | H3335 → |
| לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פ | la.'a.Sot | to do | H6213 → |
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