5. Then the word of יהוה came to me, saying,
6. “O house of Yisra’ĕl, am I not able to do with you as this potter?” declares יהוה. “Look, as the clay is in the hand of the potter, so are you in My hand, O house of Yisra’ĕl!
7. “The moment I speak concerning a nation and concerning a reign, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it,
8. and that nation shall turn from its evil because I have spoken against it, then I shall repent of the evil that I thought to do to it.
9. “And the moment I speak concerning a nation and concerning a reign, to build and to plant it,
10. and it shall do evil in My eyes in not obeying My voice, then I shall repent concerning the good with which I spoke of doing to it.
11. “And now, speak to the men of Yehuḏah and to the inhabitants of Yerushalayim, saying, ‘Thus said יהוה, “See, I am forming evil and devising a plan against you. Return now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your deeds good.” ’ ”
12. But they shall say, “It is no use! For we walk according to our own plans, and we do each one the stubbornness of his evil heart.”