Yea he will break it - as the breaking of the pitcher of a potter, crushed, he will not spare; So that there shall not be found when it is smashed, A sherd wherewith to snatch fire from a hearth, Or to skim off water out of a cistern.

Alas! thou plunderer when, thou, hadst not been plundered, And thou traitor when they had not betrayed thee: When thou hast ceased plundering, thou shalt be plundered, When thou hast left off betraying, they shall betray thee.

I have roused up one from the North, and he hath come, From the rising of the sun, calleth he on my Name, - And he hath come, on deputies, as though they were mortar, And as a potter treadeth clay.

That I will give unto them - In my house, And within my walls, A sign and a name, better than sons and daughters, - A name age-abiding, will I give him, which shall not be cut off.

But, now, O Yahweh, our father, thou art, - We are the clay, and, thou, art our potter, Yea the work of thy hand, are we all:

Let thy wickedness correct thee And thine apostasies, rebuke thee, Know therefore and see That it is a wicked thing and a bitter, that thou shouldest have forsaken Yahweh thy God, And that the dread of me should not have pertained to thee, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh of hosts.

Thine own way And thine own doings, Have done these things unto thee, - This thy wickedness, Surely it is bitter, Surely it hath reached unto thy heart.

O daughter of my people Gird thee with sackcloth and roll thyself in ashes, - The mourning for an only son, make thou for thyself, Most bitter lamentation! For suddenly, shall the destroyer come upon us.

Arise and go down to the house of the potter, - and, there, will I cause thee to hear my words.

So I went down, to the house of the potter, - and there he was! making a piece of work on the wheels,

Then was marred, the vessel that he was making, while yet it was clay in the hand of the potter, - so he turned and made of it another vessel, as seemed right in the eyes of the potter to make it.

Like this potter, can I not deal with you O house of Israel? Demandeth Yahweh: Lo! as clay in the hand of the potter, So, are, ye, in my hand O house of Israel.

and shalt say unto them - Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts - Thus and thus, will I break this people, and this city, As one breaketh the vessel of a potter, which cannot be made whole any more, - And in Topheth, shall they bury, for want of place to bury.

Thus, saith Yahweh - A voice, in Ramah, is heard, Wailing, bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, - She refuseth to be comforted for her children, For they are not!

The ways to Zion, are mourning, because none come to her appointed feasts, All her gates, are desolate, her priests, are sighing, - her virgins, are grieved, and, she, it is bitter for her.

He hath sated me with bitter things, hath drenched me with wormwood.

The precious sons of Zion, they who were weighed against pure gold, How are they accounted as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

Better are the slain of the sword, than the slain of the famine, - for, these, pine away, stricken through, wanting the produce of the field.

Then said I, Ah! My Lord Yahweh: They are saying of me, Is not he a putter forth of parables?

And make loud lament over thee, with their voice, And make biter outcry,- And shall lift up dust on their heads, In ashes, shall roll themselves;

And shall make bald for thee a baldness And gird them with sackcloth, - And shall weep for time in bitterness of soul. A biter lamentation;

and, in any matter of wisdom and discernment as to which the king, enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the sacred scribes - the magicians, who were in all his realm.

And, whereas thou sawest the feet and the toes, part of them of potter's clay, and part of them of iron, the kingdom, shall be, divided, and, of the hardness of the iron, shall there be in it, - forasmuch as thou sawest, the iron, combined with the miry clay;

And, when she shall pursue her lovers, and not overtake them, and shall seek them and not find, then will she say, Let me go my way now! and return unto my first husband, for it was better with me, then, than, now!

Pass ye over to Calneh, and see, and go on from thence to Hamath the great, - and go down to Gath of the Philistines, are they better than these kingdoms? or their boundary larger than your boundary?

Now, therefore, O Yahweh, take, I pray thee, my life from me, - for it were better for me, to die, than, to live.

And it came to pass, at the breaking forth of the sun, that God appointed a sultry east wind, and the sun smote upon the head of Jonah, that he became faint, - and asked his life, that he might die, and said, It were better for me, to die, than, to live.

Art thou better than No-amon, who sat among the Nile-streams, waters round about her, - whose fortress was the sea, from the sea, her wall.

For, behold me! raising up the Chaldeans, the bitter and headlong nation, - that marcheth to the breadths of the earth, to take possession of habitations, not his.

But I will pour out upon the house of David and upon the inhabitant of Jerusalem, the spirit of favour, and of supplications, and they will look unto me, whom they have pierced, - and will wail over him, as one waileth over an only son, and will make bitter outcry over him, as one maketh bitter outcry over a firstborn.

And, walking round beside the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren - Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, - casting a large fishing-net into the sea, for they were fishers;

Observe intently, the birds of the heaven, - that they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, and yet, your heavenly Father, feedeth, them: Are no, ye, much better than, they?

And Jesus, coming into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law laid prostrate and in a fever,

Now, the twelve apostles' names, are these: - first Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, - and James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;

Then be not in fear - than many sparrows, better are, ye!

How much better, then, a man, than, a sheep? So that it is allowable, on the sabbath, nobly, to act.

And, making answer, Peter said unto him, - Lord! if it is, thou, bid me come unto thee, upon the waters.

And, he, said - Come! And, descending from the boat, Peter walked upon the waters, and came unto Jesus.

And Peter, answering, said unto him, Declare to us the parable.

And, Simon Peter, answering, said - Thou, art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

And, I also, unto thee, say - Thou, art Peter, - and, upon this rock, will I build my assembly, and, the gates of hades, shall not prevail against it.

And, taking him aside, Peter began to rebuke him, saying - Mercy on thee Lord! In nowise, shall, this, befall thee.

But, he, turning, said to Peter - Withdraw behind me, Satan! A snare, art thou of mine, because thou art not regarding the things of God, but the things of men.

And, after six days, Jesus taketh with him, Peter and James and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain, apart;

And Peter, answering, said unto Jesus - Lord! it is, delightful, for us, to be here, - If thou wilt, I will make here three tents, for thee, one, and, for Moses, one, and, for Elijah, one.

And, when they came into Capernaum, they who, the half shekel, were receiving, came near unto Peter, and said, Your teacher, doth he not pay the half shekel?

Then, coming near, Peter said to him- Lord! how many times, shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until, seven, times?

Then, making answer, Peter said unto him - Lo! we, have left all, and followed thee, - What then shall there be, for us?

Now Peter, answering, said unto him - Though, all, shall find cause of stumbling in thee, I, shall never find cause of stumbling.

Peter saith unto him: Even though it be needful for me, with thee to die, in nowise, will I deny thee. Likewise, all the disciples also, said.

And, taking with him, Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be grieved and to be in great distress.

And he cometh unto his disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and said unto Peter - Thus, powerless are ye, one hour, to watch with me?

Now, Peter, was following him afar off, unto the court of the High-priest, - and, entering within, was sitting with the attendants, to see the end.

Now, Peter, was sitting without, in the court; and there came unto him a certain female servant, saying - Thou also, wast with Jesus, the Galilaean.

And, after a little, the by-standers, coming forward, said unto Peter: Truly, thou also, art, from among them, for, thy very speech, maketh thee, manifest.

And Peter was put in mind of the declaration of Jesus, of his having said - Before a cock crow, thrice, wilt thou utterly deny me; and, going forth outside, he wept bitterly.

And, taking counsel, they bought with them, the field of the potter, as a burial-place for strangers.

And gave them for the field of the potter, as, the Lord, directed me.

and he appointed the twelve (and imposed a name on Simon - ) Peter,

And he suffered no one to follow with him, save Peter and James and John the brother of James.

And, he, went on to question them - But, who, say, ye, that I am? Peter, answering, saith unto him - Thou, art, the Christ.

And, openly, was he speaking the word. And Peter, taking him aside, began to rebuke him.

But, he, turning round and looking upon his disciples, rebuked Peter, and saith - Withdraw behind me, Satan! because thou art not regarding the things, of God, but the things, of men.

And, after six days, Jesus taketh with him Peter and James and John, and bringeth them up into a high mountain, apart, alone, - and he was transformed before them;

And Peter, answering, saith unto Jesus - Rabbi! it is, delightful, for us to be, here, - let us therefore make three tents, for thee, one, and, for Moses, one, and, for Elijah, one;

Peter began to be saying unto him - Lo! we, have left all, and followed thee!

and, put in mind, Peter saith unto him - Rabbi! see! the fig-tree which thou didst curse, is withered.

And, as he was sitting within the mount of Olives, over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew were questioning him, privately -

And, Peter, said unto him - Even if, all, shall find cause of stumbling, certainly not, I.

And he taketh Peter and James and John with him, and began to be exceedingly amazed, and in great distress;

And he cometh and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter - Simon! art thou sleeping? Hadst thou not strength, one hour, to watch?

And, Peter, afar of, followed him, as far as within, into the court of the High-priest; and was sitting with the attendants, and warming himself by the light.

And, Peter, being, below in the court, there cometh one of the maid-servants of the High-priest;

and, seeing Peter warming himself, having looked at him, saith - And, thou, wast, with the Nazarene - with Jesus.

But, he, again, was denying. And, after a little again, the by-standers, were saying unto Peter - Truly, thou, art, from among them; for thou art, a Galilaean, also.

And, straightway, a second time, a cock, crowed; and Peter was reminded of the declaration, how Jesus had said to him - Before a cock, twice, crow, thrice, wilt thou deny me. And, when he thought thereon, he began to weep.

But go your way, tell his disciples, and Peter - He is going before you into Galilee: there, shall ye yourselves see him, - according as he said unto you.

Simon, whom also he named Peter, and Andrew hie brother; and James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew;

And Jesus said - Who, is it that touched me? And, when all were denying, Peter said - Master! the multitudes, are hemming thee in, and pressing along.

And, when he came into the house, he suffered no one to enter with him, save Peter and John and James, and the father of the girl, and the mother.

And he said to them - But who say, ye, that I am? And, Peter, answering, said - The Christ of God!

And it came to pass, after these words, about eight days, taking with him Peter and John and James, he went up into the mountain to pray.

Now, Peter, and they who were with him, had become heavy with sleep; but, waking up, they saw his glory, and the two men who were standing with him.

And it came to pass, when they were being parted from him, Peter said unto Jesus - Master! it is, delightful, for us to be, here: Let us, therefore, make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: - not knowing what he said.

But Peter said - Lord! unto us, this parable, speakest thou? or, even unto all?

And Peter said - Lo! we, have left our own possessions, and followed thee!

And he sent forth Peter and John, saying - Go, and make ready, for us, the passover, that we may eat.

And, he, said: I tell thee, Peter - A cock will not crow this day, until, thrice, thou deny that thou knowest me.

And, having arrested him, they led him away, and took him into the house of the High-priest; and, Peter, was following afar.

And, they having kindled up a fire in the midst of the court, and taken seats together, Peter was for sitting among them.

And, after a little, another, beholding him, said - Thou also, art, from among them. But, Peter, said - Man! I am not.

But Peter said - Man! I know not what thou art saying! And, instantly while yet he was speaking, a cock crew.

And the Lord turned, and looked at Peter; and Peter was put in mind of the declaration of the Lord, how he had said to him - Before, a cock, crow this day, thou wilt deny me thrice!

One of the two that heard from John and followed him, was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter.

He led him unto Jesus. Jesus, looking at him, said - Thou, art Simon, the son of John, - thou, shalt be called, Cephas; which is to be translated, Peter.

Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

One from among his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, saith unto him -

Simon Peter answered him - Lord! unto whom, shall we go? Declarations o life age-abiding, thou hast;

If, circumcision, a man receiveth, on Sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken, with me, are ye bitter as gall, because, a whole man, I made, well, on Sabbath?

So he cometh unto Simon Peter. He saith unto him - Lord, dost, thou, wash my feet?