Jeremiah 18:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then I went downוָאֵרֵ֖ד
(va·'e·red)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
to the potter'sהַיֹּוצֵ֑ר
(hai·yo·v·tzer;)
3335: to form, fashiona prim. root
house,בֵּ֣ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
and thereה֛וּא
(hu)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
he was, makingעֹשֶׂ֥ה
(o·seh)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
somethingמְלָאכָ֖ה
(me·la·chah)
4399: occupation, workfrom the same as malak
on the wheel.הָאָבְנָֽיִם׃
(ha·'a·ve·na·yim.)
70: a wheel, diskfrom eben


















KJV Lexicon
Then I went down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
to the potter's
yatsar  (yaw-tsar')
to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution) -- earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.
house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
and behold
hinneh  (hin-nay')
lo! -- behold, lo, see.
he wrought
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
a work
mla'kah  (mel-aw-kaw')
deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
on the wheels
'oben  (o'ben)
a pair of stones (only dual); a potter's wheel or a midwife's stool (consisting alike of two horizontal disks with a support between) -- wheel, stool.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, making something on the wheel.

King James Bible
Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, working away at the wheel.

International Standard Version
So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was doing work at the potter's wheel.

NET Bible
So I went down to the potter's house and found him working at his wheel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I went to the potter's house, and he was working there at his wheel.

King James 2000 Bible
Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he worked a work on the wheels.
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