Jeremiah 18:1

The Potter and the Clay

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, {saying},

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 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, {saying},

2 "Stand up and go down [to] the house of the potter, and there I will let you hear my words."

3 So I went down [to] the house of the potter and look, there he was doing work at the potter's wheels.

4 And the vessel that he [was] making with the clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter, so {he made again} another vessel, as it was right in the eyes of the potter to make.

5 And the word of Yahweh came to me, {saying},

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "to say"