Jeremiah 18:1

The Potter and the Clay

1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

Jeremiah 18:1 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 18:1

The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying.
] The word of prophecy, as the Targum: this is a distinct prophecy from the former, though it may be connected with it; it referring to the destruction threatened in the latter part of the preceding chapter.

Jeremiah 18:1 In-Context

1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

2 “Go down at once to the potter’s house, and there I will give you My message.”

3 So I went down to the potter’s house and saw him working at the wheel.

4 But the vessel that he was shaping from the clay became flawed in his hand; so he formed it into another vessel, as it seemed best for him to do.

5 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,