Jeremiah 18:5-7

Amplified Bible

⁵ Then the word of the Lord came to me: ⁶ “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?” says the Lord. “Look carefully, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel. ⁷ At one moment I might [suddenly] speak concerning a nation or kingdom, that I will uproot and break down and destroy;