Jeremiah 18:3

NETBible

So I went down to the potter’s house and found him working 1  at his wheel. 2 

NIV ©

So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel.

NASB ©

Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something on the wheel.

NLT ©

So I did as he told me and found the potter working at his wheel.

MSG ©

So I went to the potter's house, and sure enough, the potter was there, working away at his wheel.

BBE ©

Then I went down to the potter’s house, and he was doing his work on the stones.

NRSV ©

So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel.

NKJV ©

Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the wheel.

KJV
Then I went down
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to the potter's
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house
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and, behold
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he wrought
<06213> (8802)
a work
<04399>
on the wheels
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{wheels: or, frames, or, seats}
NASB ©
Then I went
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down
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to the potter's
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house
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, and there
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he was, making
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something
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on the wheel
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.
LXXM
kai
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CONJ
katebhn
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V-AAI-1S
eiv
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PREP
ton
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T-ASM
oikon
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N-ASM
tou
<3588> 
T-GSM
keramewv
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N-GSM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
idou
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INJ
autov
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D-NSM
epoiei
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V-IAI-3S
ergon
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N-ASN
epi
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PREP
twn
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T-GPM
liywn
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N-GPM
NET [draft] ITL
So I went down
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to the potter’s
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house
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and found
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him working
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at his wheel
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.
HEBREW
Mynbah
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le
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hkalm
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hve
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awh *hnhw {whnhw}
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ruwyh
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tyb
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draw (18:3)
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NETBible

So I went down to the potter’s house and found him working 1  at his wheel. 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “And behold he was working.”

2 sn At his wheel (Heb “at the two stones”). The Hebrew expression is very descriptive of the construction of a potter’s wheel which consisted of two stones joined by a horizontal shaft. The potter rotated the wheel with his feet on the lower wheel and worked the clay with his hands on the upper. For a picture of a potter working at his wheel see I. Ben-Dor, “Potter’s Wheel,” IDB 3:846. See also the discussion regarding the making of pottery in J. L. Kelso, “Pottery,” IDB 3:846-53.