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    "simple_definition": "Potter’s wheel imagery uses the forming of clay vessels to picture God’s sovereign right, human dependence, reshaping after ruin, fragile treasure, and usefulness for holy service.",
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      "reference": "Jer. 18:4",
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      "reference": "Jer. 18:6",
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      "reference": "2 Cor. 4:7",
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