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Jeremiah 18:4 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 18 · verse 4
And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.Jeremiah 18:4 · King James Version
Jeremiah 18:4 in context
2Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
3Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
4And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
5Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
6O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
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Key words (Strong's)
- vesselkᵉlîysomething preparedH3627 →
- marredshâchathto decayH7843 →
- potteryâtsarto mould into a formH3335 →
- seemedʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- madeʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- claychômerproperly, a bubbling upH2563 →
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The prophet is here sent to the potter's house (he knew where to find it), not to preach a sermon as before to the gates of Jerusalem, but to prepare a sermon, or rather to receive it ready prepared. Those needed not to study their sermons that had them, as he had this, by immediate inspiration.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10