Jeremiah 18:4-6
18:4 Now and then
there would be something wrong
with the pot he was molding from the clay
with his hands. So he would rework
the clay into another kind of pot as he saw fit.
18:5 Then the Lord said to me,
18:6 “I, the Lord, say: ‘O nation of Israel, can I not deal with you as this potter deals with the clay? In my hands, you, O nation of Israel, are just like the clay in this potter’s hand.’