1The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord:2“Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear[1] my words.” (1Ch 4:23; Jer 19:1; Zec 11:13)3So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel. (1Ch 4:23; Jer 19:1; Zec 11:13)4And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do. (Jer 13:7; Ro 9:21)5Then the word of the Lord came to me:6“O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter has done? declares the Lord. Behold, like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel. (Job 10:9; Isa 45:9; Isa 64:8; Ro 9:20)7If at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it, (Jer 1:10; Jer 42:10)8and if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I intended to do to it. (Jud 2:18; Jer 26:3; Jer 26:13; Jer 26:19; Eze 18:21; Jon 3:10)9And if at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will build and plant it, (Jer 18:7)10and if it does evil in my sight, not listening to my voice, then I will relent of the good that I had intended to do to it.11Now, therefore, say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: ‘Thus says the Lord, Behold, I am shaping disaster against you and devising a plan against you. Return, every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your deeds.’ (2Ki 17:13; Jer 7:3; Jer 25:5; Jer 35:15; Jon 3:8)12“But they say, ‘That is in vain! We will follow our own plans, and will every one act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’ (Jer 2:25; Jer 3:17)13“Therefore thus says the Lord: Ask among the nations, Who has heard the like of this? The virgin Israel has done a very horrible thing. (Jer 2:10; Jer 5:30)14Does the snow of Lebanon leave the crags of Sirion?[2] Do the mountain waters run dry,[3] the cold flowing streams?15But my people have forgotten me; they make offerings to false gods; they made them stumble in their ways, in the ancient roads, and to walk into side roads, not the highway, (Isa 57:14; Jer 2:5; Jer 2:13; Jer 2:32; Jer 6:16; Jer 10:15; Jer 16:19; Jer 17:13)16making their land a horror, a thing to be hissed at forever. Everyone who passes by it is horrified and shakes his head. (2Ch 29:8; Job 16:4; Ps 22:7; Jer 19:8; Jer 25:9; Jer 25:11; Jer 25:18; Jer 49:13; Jer 49:17; Jer 50:13; Jer 51:37; La 2:15; Mt 27:39)17Like the east wind I will scatter them before the enemy. I will show them my back, not my face, in the day of their calamity.” (Ge 41:6; Ge 41:23; Ge 41:27; Ex 10:13; Job 27:21; Ps 48:7; Jer 2:27; Jer 13:24; Eze 27:26; Ho 13:15; Jon 4:8)18Then they said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words.” (Job 5:21; Ps 31:20; Jer 2:8; Jer 5:13; Jer 5:31; Jer 6:13; Jer 9:3; Jer 9:8; Jer 11:19)19Hear me, O Lord, and listen to the voice of my adversaries. (Ps 35:1; Isa 49:25)20Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for my life. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them. (Ne 13:14; Ps 35:7; Ps 35:12; Ps 57:6; Ps 119:85)21Therefore deliver up their children to famine; give them over to the power of the sword; let their wives become childless and widowed. May their men meet death by pestilence, their youths be struck down by the sword in battle. (Ps 109:9; Ps 109:10)22May a cry be heard from their houses, when you bring the plunderer suddenly upon them! For they have dug a pit to take me and laid snares for my feet. (Ps 140:5; Jer 18:20; Jer 20:16)23Yet you, O Lord, know all their plotting to kill me. Forgive not their iniquity, nor blot out their sin from your sight. Let them be overthrown before you; deal with them in the time of your anger. (Ne 4:5; Ps 35:22)
Jeremiah 18
New International Version
At the potter’s house
1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord:2‘Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.’3So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel.4But 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.5Then the word of the Lord came to me.6He 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.7If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed,8and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned.9And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted,10and if it does evil in my sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it.11‘Now therefore say to the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, “This is what the Lord says: look! I am preparing a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. So turn from your evil ways, each one of you, and reform your ways and your actions.”12But they will reply, “It’s no use. We will continue with our own plans; we will all follow the stubbornness of our evil hearts.” ’13Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘Enquire among the nations: who has ever heard anything like this? A most horrible thing has been done by Virgin Israel.14Does the snow of Lebanon ever vanish from its rocky slopes? Do its cool waters from distant sources ever stop flowing?[1]15Yet my people have forgotten me; they burn incense to worthless idols, which made them stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths. They made them walk in byways, on roads not built up.16Their land will be an object of horror and of lasting scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and will shake their heads.17Like a wind from the east, I will scatter them before their enemies; I will show them my back and not my face in the day of their disaster.’18They said, ‘Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest will not cease, nor will counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophets. So come, let’s attack him with our tongues and pay no attention to anything he says.’19Listen to me, Lord; hear what my accusers are saying!20Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember that I stood before you and spoke on their behalf to turn your wrath away from them.21So give their children over to famine; hand them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives be made childless and widows; let their men be put to death, their young men slain by the sword in battle.22Let a cry be heard from their houses when you suddenly bring invaders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.23But you, Lord, know all their plots to kill me. Do not forgive their crimes or blot out their sins from your sight. Let them be overthrown before you; deal with them in the time of your anger.
Jeremiah 18
New International Reader’s Version
The Lord sends Jeremiah to the potter’s house
1A message from the LORD came to me. He said,2‘Jeremiah, go down to the potter’s house. I will give you my message there.’3So I went down to the potter’s house. I saw him working at his wheel.4His hands were shaping a pot out of clay. But he saw that something was wrong with it. So he formed it into another pot. He shaped it in the way that seemed best to him.5Then the LORD’s message came to me.6‘People of Israel, I can do with you just as this potter does,’ announces the LORD. ‘The clay is in the potter’s hand. And you are in my hand, people of Israel.7Suppose I announce that something will happen to a nation or kingdom. Suppose I announce that it will be pulled up by the roots. And I announce that it will be torn down and destroyed.8But suppose the nation I warned turns away from its sins. Then I will not do what I said I would. I will not bring trouble on it as I had planned.9But suppose I announce that a nation or kingdom is going to be built up and planted.10And then it does what is evil in my eyes. It does not obey me. Then I will think again about the good things I had wanted to do for it.11‘So speak to the people of Judah and Jerusalem. Tell them, “The LORD says, ‘Look! I am making plans against you. I am going to bring trouble on you. So each one of you must turn from your evil ways. Change the way you live and act.’ ”12But they will reply, “It’s no use. We will continue to do what we’ve already planned. All of us will do what our stubborn and evil hearts want us to do.” ’13So the LORD says, ‘Ask the nations a question. Say to them, “Who has ever heard anything like this? The people of Israel have done a very horrible thing.14Does the snow ever disappear from Lebanon’s rocky slopes? Do its cool waters ever stop flowing from places far away?15But my people have forgotten me. They burn incense to worthless gods. Their gods made them trip and fall as they walked on the old paths. They made them use side roads instead of roads that were built up.16So their land will become a horrible thing. People will make fun of it again and again. All those who pass by it will be shocked. They will shake their heads.17I will sweep over my people like a wind from the east. I will use the Babylonians to scatter them. I will show them my back and not my face. I will desert them when their day of trouble comes.” ’18They said, ‘Come on. Let’s make plans against Jeremiah. We’ll still have priests to teach us the law. We’ll always have wise people to give us advice. We’ll have prophets to bring us messages from the LORD. So come on. Let’s speak out against Jeremiah. We shouldn’t pay any attention to what he says.’19LORD, please listen to me! Hear what my enemies are saying about me!20Should the good things I’ve done be paid back with evil? But my enemies have dug a pit for me. Remember that I stood in front of you and spoke up for them. I tried to turn your anger away from them.21So let their children die of hunger. Let my enemies be killed in war. Let their wives lose their children and husbands. Let their men be put to death. Let their young men be killed in battle.22Bring their enemies against them without warning. Let cries be heard from their houses. They have dug a pit to capture me. They have hidden traps for my feet.23But LORD, you know all about their plans to kill me. Don’t forgive their crimes. Don’t erase their sins from your sight. Destroy my enemies. Punish them when the time to show your anger comes.
Jeremiah 18
King James Version
1The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,2Arise, and go down to the potter' house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.3Then I went down to the potter' house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.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? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter' hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.7At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it ;8If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.9And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it ;10If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.11Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.12And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.13Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.14Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?15Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;16To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.17I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices 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 smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.19Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.21Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.23Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me : forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.
Jeremiah 18
Einheitsübersetzung 2016
Gleichnis vom Töpfer
1Das Wort, das vom HERRN an Jeremia erging:2Mach dich auf und geh zum Haus des Töpfers hinab! Dort will ich dir meine Worte mitteilen.3So ging ich zum Haus des Töpfers hinab und siehe, er arbeitete gerade mit der Töpferscheibe.4Missriet das Gefäß, das er aus Ton machte, in der Hand des Töpfers, so machte der Töpfer daraus wieder ein anderes Gefäß, ganz wie es ihm gefiel.5Da erging an mich das Wort des HERRN:6Kann ich nicht mit euch verfahren wie dieser Töpfer, Haus Israel? - Spruch des HERRN. Siehe, wie der Ton in der Hand des Töpfers, so seid ihr in meiner Hand, Haus Israel. (Isa 45:9; Ro 9:21)7Bald drohe ich einem Volk oder einem Reich, es auszureißen, niederzureißen und zu vernichten. (Eze 33:11)8Kehrt aber das Volk, dem ich gedroht habe, um von seinem bösen Tun, so reut mich das Unheil, das ich ihm zugedacht habe.9Bald sage ich einem Volk oder einem Reich zu, es aufzubauen und einzupflanzen.10Tut es aber dann, was mir missfällt, und hört es nicht auf meine Stimme, so reut mich das Gute, das ich ihm zugesagt habe.11Und nun sag zu den Leuten von Juda und zu den Einwohnern Jerusalems: So spricht der HERR: Siehe, ich bereite Unheil gegen euch vor und fasse einen Plan gegen euch. Kehrt doch um, ein jeder von seinem bösen Weg, und bessert euer Verhalten und euer Tun!12Aber sie werden sagen: Vergebliche Mühe! Wir wollen unseren eigenen Plänen folgen und jeder von uns will nach der Verstocktheit seines bösen Herzens handeln. (Jer 6:16; Jer 11:8)13Deshalb spricht der HERR: Fragt unter den Völkern, wer je Ähnliches gehört hat! Ganz Abscheuliches hat die Jungfrau Israel getan.14Weicht denn der Schnee des Libanon vom Felsgestein? Oder versiegen die fremden, kalten Wasserströme?15Mein Volk aber hat mich vergessen; den Nichtsen bringen sie Rauchopfer dar. Doch diese lassen sie straucheln auf ihren Wegen, den altgewohnten Bahnen, sodass sie auf ungebahnten Pfaden gehen müssen.16Sie machen ihr Land zu einem Ort des Entsetzens, zum Gespött für immer. Jeder, der dort vorbeikommt, wird sich entsetzen und den Kopf schütteln. (Jer 19:8; Jer 49:17; Jer 50:13)17Wie der Ostwind zerstreue ich sie vor dem Feind. Ich zeige ihnen den Rücken und nicht das Gesicht am Tag ihres Verderbens.
Vierte Konfession des Propheten Jeremia
18Sie aber sagten: / Kommt, lasst uns gegen Jeremia Pläne schmieden!
Denn nie wird dem Priester die Weisung ausgehen, / dem Weisen der Rat und dem Propheten das Wort.
Kommt, wir wollen ihn mit Worten schlagen / und auf keines seiner Worte achten.19Gib du, HERR, Acht auf mich / und höre das Gerede meiner Widersacher!20Darf man Gutes mit Bösem vergelten? / Doch sie haben mir eine Grube gegraben.
Gedenke, dass ich vor dir stand, / um Gutes über sie zu reden / und deinen Zorn von ihnen abzuwenden!21Darum gib ihre Kinder dem Hunger preis / und liefere sie der Gewalt des Schwertes aus!
Ihre Frauen sollen kinderlos / und zu Witwen werden,
ihre Männer soll der Tod treffen, / ihre jungen Männer sollen erschlagen werden vom Schwert in der Schlacht.22Geschrei soll man hören aus ihren Häusern, / wenn du plötzlich Kriegshorden über sie kommen lässt.
Denn sie haben mir eine Grube gegraben, um mich zu fangen, / und meinen Füßen haben sie Schlingen gelegt.23Du aber, HERR, / du kennst all ihre Mordpläne gegen mich.
Gewähre keine Versöhnung für ihre Schuld, / lösch bei dir ihre Sünde nicht aus!
Lass sie zu Fall kommen vor deinem Angesicht, / handle an ihnen zur Zeit deines Zorns! (Lu 23:34)