Jeremiah 18:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 18:2

The Potter and the Clay

1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:

2 “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.”

3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the¹ wheel.

4 And the vessel that he¹ made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.

5 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

6 “O house of Israel, ^acan I not do with you as this potter?” says the Lord. “Look, ^bas the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!

7 The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to ^apluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it,

8 ^aif that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, ^bI will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it.

9 And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it,

10 if it does evil in My sight so that it does not obey My voice, then I will relent concerning the good with which I said I would benefit it.

11 “Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, I am fashioning a disaster and devising a plan against you. ^aReturn now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings ^bgood.” ’ ”

God’s Warning Rejected

12 And they said, ^a“That is hopeless! So we will walk according to our own plans, and we will every one¹ obey the ^bdictates of his evil heart.”

13 Therefore thus says the Lord:
^a“Ask now among the Gentiles,
Who has heard such things?
The virgin of Israel has done ^ba very horrible thing.

14 Will a man¹ leave the snow water of Lebanon,
Which comes from the rock of the field?
Will the cold flowing waters be forsaken for strange waters?

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 18:2

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American Standard Version
Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

Amplified® Bible
Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.

Contemporary English Version
"Go to the pottery shop, and when you get there, I will tell you what to say to the people."

Darby English Version
Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

Good News Bible
"Go down to the potter's house, where I will give you my message."

King James Version
Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

New American Standard Bible
"Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will announce My words to you."

New International Version
"Go down to the potter's house, and there I will give you my message."

New King James Version
“Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will announce My words to you."

Revised Standard Version
"Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will let you hear my words."

Young's Literal Translation
Rise, and thou hast gone down `to' the potter's house, and there I cause thee to hear My words;

New English Translation
“Go down at once¹ to the potter’s house. I will speak to you further there.”²

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