Parallel JER 18:6

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BSB “O house of Israel, declares the LORD, can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay? Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.

OEB "Cannot I," He said, "deal with you, O household of Israel, like this potter? You are in My hand just like the clay in the potter’s hand.

WEB “House of Israel, can’t I do with you as this potter?” says Yahweh. “Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.

WMB “House of Israel, can’t I do with you as this potter?” says the LORD. “Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.

NET “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.’

LSV “O house of Israel, am I not able to do to you as this potter?” A declaration of YHWH. “Behold, as clay in the hand of the potter,
So [are] you in My hand, O house of Israel.

FBV People of Israel, declares the Lord, can't I deal with you just like this potter does with his clay? I hold you in my hand just like clay in the potter's hand, people of Israel.

T4T “Perhaps the people of Israel think that I cannot do to them like this man who makes pots has done [RHQ]. But what they think is wrong. I can control what happens to them like this man controls what he does with the clay in his hands.

LEB “Like this potter, am I not able to do to you, O house of Israel?” declares[fn] Yahweh. “Look, like the clay in the hand of the potter, soare you in my hand, O house of Israel.

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BBE O Israel, am I not able to do with you as this potter does? says the Lord. See, like earth in the potter's hand are you in my hands, O Israel.

MOF No MOF JER book available

JPS 'O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are ye in My hand, O house of Israel.

ASV O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are ye in my hand, O house of Israel.

DRA Cannot I do with you as this potter, saith the Lord? behold as clay is in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.

YLT As this potter am I not able to do to you? O house of Israel, an affirmation of Jehovah. Lo, as clay in the hand of the potter, So [are] ye in My hand, O house of Israel.

DBY House of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are ye in my hand, house of Israel.

RV O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.

WBS O house of Israel, cannot I 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.

KJB O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
  (O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye/you_all in mine hand, O house of Israel. )

BB May not I do with you as this potter doth O ye house of Israel saith the Lorde? Beholde ye house of Israel, ye are in my hande, euen as the clay is in the potters hande.
  (May not I do with you as this potter doth O ye/you_all house of Israel saith the Lord? Behold ye/you_all house of Israel, ye/you_all are in my hand, even as the clay is in the potters hande.)

GNV O house of Israel, cannot I doe with you as this potter, sayth the Lord? beholde, as the clay is in the potters hande, so are you in mine hande, O house of Israel.
  (O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter, saith/says the Lord? behold, as the clay is in the potters hand, so are you in mine hand, O house of Israel. )

CB Maye not I do wt you, as this Potter doth, O ye house off Israel? saieth the LORDE? Beholde, ye house off Israel: ye are in my honde, euen as the claye in the Potters honde.
  (May not I do with you, as this Potter doth, O ye/you_all house off Israel? saieth the LORD? Behold, ye/you_all house off Israel: ye/you_all are in my honde, even as the clay in the Potters honde.)

WYC and he seide, Whether as this pottere doith, Y mai not do to you, the hous of Israel? seith the Lord. Lo! as cley is in the hond of a pottere, so ye, the hous of Israel, ben in myn hond.
  (and he said, Whether as this potter doith, I mai not do to you, the house of Israel? saith/says the Lord. Lo! as clay is in the hand of a potter, so ye, the house of Israel, been in mine hond.)

LUT Kann ich nicht auch also mit euch umgehen, ihr vom Hause Israel, wie dieser Töpfer? spricht der HErr. Siehe, wie der Ton ist in des Töpfers Hand, also seid auch ihr vom Hause Israel in meiner Hand.
  (Kann I not also also with you umgehen, her from_the Hause Israel, like dieser Töpfer? spricht the HErr. Siehe, like the Ton is in the Töpfers Hand, also seid also her from_the Hause Israel in my Hand.)

CLV [Numquid sicut figulus iste, non potero vobis facere, domus Israël? ait Dominus: ecce sicut lutum in manu figuli, sic vos in manu mea, domus Israël.
  ([Numquid like figulus iste, not/no potero to_you facere, home Israël? he_said Master: ecce like lutum in by_hand figuli, so vos in by_hand mea, home Israël. )

BRN Shall I not be able, O house of Israel, to do to you as this potter? behold, as the clay of the potter are ye in my hands.

BrLXX Εἰ καθὼς ὁ κεραμεὺς οὗτος οὐ δυνήσομαι τοῦ ποιῆσαι ὑμᾶς οἶκος Ἰσραήλ; ἰδοὺ, ὡς ὁ πηλὸς τοῦ κεραμέως, ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐν χερσί μου.
  (Ei kathōs ho kerameus houtos ou dunaʸsomai tou poiaʸsai humas oikos Israaʸl? idou, hōs ho paʸlos tou kerameōs, humeis este en ⱪersi mou. )