⁴ And the vessel that he ^[a]made of clay was ^[b]marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.

²⁰ But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? ^(A)Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?” ²¹ Does not the ^(B)potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make ^(C)one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?

²² What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering ^(D)the vessels of wrath ^(E)prepared for destruction, ²³ and that He might make known ^(F)the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had ^(G)prepared beforehand for glory,

⁶ “O house of Israel, ^(A)can I not do with you as this potter?” says the Lord. “Look, ^(B)as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!