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# the pot he was making from the clay was spoiled in the potter's hand
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The word "spoiled" means that something about the pot made the potter unhappy. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "the pot that the potter was making with his hands was not good" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# was making
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"was forming" or "was shaping"
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# he returned the clay and formed it into another pot
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He stopped making the pot, crushed the clay back into a lump, and then used that lump of clay to make another pot.
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# that was pleasing in his eyes
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Here the word "eyes" represents sight and sight represents one's opinion. Alternate translation: "that he thought was good" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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