5. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
6. O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter? saith the Lord. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in my hand, O house of Israel.
7. In an instant I shall speak against Gentiles and against kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down and to destroy.
8. But if these Gentiles shall turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
9. And in an instant I shall speak concerning the nation and concerning the kingdom, to build and to plant it;
10. but if it should do evil in my sight, not hearing my voice, then I will repent of the good that I had determined to do unto them.