Jeremiah 18:1

At the Potter’s House

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

Jeremiah 18:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
ESV
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
NLT
1 The LORD gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,
MSG
1 God told Jeremiah,
CSB
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 to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.”
3 So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel.
4 But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.
5 Then the word of the LORD came to me.
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