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# The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying, "Arise
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This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 7:1](../07/01.md). AT: "This is the message that Yahweh gave to Jeremiah. He said, 'Arise" or "This is the message that Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah: 'Arise" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# the potter's house
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"the workshop of the potter." A potter is someone who makes pots from clay.
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# behold!
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The word "behold" alerts us to a new person in the story. Your language may have a way of doing this.
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# on the potter's wheel
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The potter's wheel is a small table that spins. A potter uses it to make pots.
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# the object of clay that he was molding was ruined in his hand
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The word "ruined" means that the object had some kind of imperfection in it. This can be stated in active form. AT: "the object of clay that he was molding with his hands was not good" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# was molding
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"was forming" or "was shaping"
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# so he changed his mind
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This idiom means to decide to do something else. AT: "so he made a different choice" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# that seemed good in his eyes to do
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Here the word "eyes" represents sight and sight represents one's opinion. AT: "as he thought best to do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jeremiah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/raise]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ruin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mind]]