TSK · Romans 9:21

Yet, LORD, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the product of your labor.

This man, Jeconiah, will be like a broken pot someone threw away. He will be like a clay vessel that no one wants. Why will he and his children be forced into exile? Why will they be thrown out into a country they know nothing about?

But the Lord said to him,“Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel.

So then, God has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden.

Now in a wealthy home there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also ones made of wood and of clay, and some are for honorable use, but others for ignoble use.