Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take along some of the elders of the people and of the priests New Living Translation This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy a clay jar. Then ask some of the leaders of the people and of the priests to follow you. English Standard Version Thus says the LORD, “Go, buy a potter’s earthenware flask, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests, Berean Standard Bible This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take some of the elders of the people and leaders of the priests, King James Bible Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests; New King James Version Thus says the LORD: “Go and get a potter’s earthen flask, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests. New American Standard Bible This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a potter’s earthenware jar, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the senior priests. NASB 1995 Thus says the LORD, “Go and buy a potter’s earthenware jar, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the senior priests. NASB 1977 Thus says the LORD, “Go and buy a potter’s earthenware jar, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the senior priests. Legacy Standard Bible Thus says Yahweh, “Go and buy a potter’s earthenware jar, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests. Amplified Bible Thus says the LORD, “Go and buy a potter’s earthenware jar, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the senior priests Christian Standard Bible This is what the LORD says: “Go, buy a potter’s clay jar. Take some of the elders of the people and some of the leading priests Holman Christian Standard Bible This is what the LORD says: “Go, buy a potter’s clay jar. Take some of the elders of the people and some of the leading priests American Standard Version Thus said Jehovah, Go, and buy a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests; Contemporary English Version The LORD said: Jeremiah, go to the pottery shop and buy a clay jar. Then take along some of the city officials and leading priests English Revised Version Thus said the LORD, Go, and buy a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests; GOD'S WORD® Translation This is what the LORD says: Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take along some of the leaders of the people and some of the leaders of the priests. Good News Translation The LORD told me to go and buy a clay jar. He also told me to take some of the elders of the people and some of the older priests, International Standard Version This is what the LORD says: "Go and buy a potter's clay jug. Take along some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests. Majority Standard Bible This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take some of the elders of the people and leaders of the priests, NET Bible The LORD told Jeremiah, "Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take with you some of the leaders of the people and some of the leaders of the priests. New Heart English Bible Thus said the LORD, "Go, and buy a potter's earthen bottle, and take with you some of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests; Webster's Bible Translation Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests; World English Bible Thus said Yahweh, “Go, and buy a potter’s earthen container, and take some of the elders of the people and of the elders of the priests; Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThus said YHWH: “Go, and you have acquired a potter’s earthen vessel, and from [the] elderly of the people, and from [the] elderly of the priests, Young's Literal Translation Thus said Jehovah, 'Go, and thou hast got a potter's earthen vessel, and of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests, Smith's Literal Translation Thus said Jehovah, Go and buy a potter's earthen bottle, and from the old men of the people and from the old men of the priests; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThus saith the Lord: Go, and take a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests: Catholic Public Domain Version Thus says the Lord: “Go, and take a potter’s earthen bottle from the elders of the people and from the elders of the priests. New American Bible Thus said the LORD: Go, buy a potter’s earthenware flask. Take along some of the elders of the people and some of the priests, New Revised Standard Version Thus said the LORD: Go and buy a potter’s earthenware jug. Take with you some of the elders of the people and some of the senior priests, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTHUS said the LORD to me, Go and buy a potters earthen jug, and take with you some of the elders of the people and some of the elderly priests; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Thus said to me LORD JEHOVAH: “Go and buy a pitcher of a Potter and take with you some Elders of the people and some Elders of the Priests OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thus said the LORD: Go, and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests; Brenton Septuagint Translation Then said the Lord to me, Go and get an earthen bottle, the work of the potter, and thou shalt bring some of the elders of the people, and of the priests; Audio Bible Context The Broken Jar1This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take some of the elders of the people and leaders of the priests, 2and go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Proclaim there the words I speak to you,… Cross References Jeremiah 18:2-6 “Go down at once to the potter’s house, and there I will give you My message.” / So I went down to the potter’s house and saw him working at the wheel. / 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. ... Isaiah 30:14 It will break in pieces like a potter’s jar, shattered so that no fragment can be found. Not a shard will be found in the dust large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth or to skim the water from a cistern.” 2 Kings 19:1-2 On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD. / And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz Isaiah 45:9 Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’? Romans 9:20-21 But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” / Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use? Isaiah 29:16 You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”? 2 Kings 23:10 He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech. Ezekiel 18:31 Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? Matthew 27:7-10 After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners. / That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day. / Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel, ... Isaiah 64:8 But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand. Hosea 1:10-11 Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ / Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day of Jezreel. 2 Chronicles 34:4-5 Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. / Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. Acts 4:11 This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ Ezekiel 37:11-14 Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’ / Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. / Then you, My people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. ... Zechariah 11:12-13 Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver. / And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD. Treasury of Scripture Thus said the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests; A. Jeremiah 19:10,11 Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, … Jeremiah 18:2-4 Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words… Jeremiah 32:14 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days. the ancients of the people. Jeremiah 26:17 Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying, Numbers 11:16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. 1 Chronicles 24:4-6 And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers… Jump to Previous Ancients Bottle Buy Clay Earth Earthen Earthenware Elders Flagon Flask Jar Money Potter Potter's Priests Responsible Senior VesselJump to Next Ancients Bottle Buy Clay Earth Earthen Earthenware Elders Flagon Flask Jar Money Potter Potter's Priests Responsible Senior VesselJeremiah 19 1. Under the type of breaking a potter's vessel, is foreshown the desolation of the JewsThis is what the LORD says The phrase underscores the divine authority behind the message. In Hebrew, "LORD" is "Yahweh," the covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature. This introduction is a common prophetic formula, signifying that the message is not of human origin but from God Himself. It reminds us of the importance of listening to God's voice, as His words are life-giving and authoritative. Go and buy a clay jar from a potter Take some of the elders of the people and some of the priests (1) And get a potter's earthen bottle.--The word for "get" involves buying as the process. The similitude--one might better call it, the parable dramatised--represents the darker side of the imagery of Jeremiah 18:3-4. There the vessel was still on the potter's wheel, capable of being re-shaped. Now we have the vessel which has been baked and hardened. No change is possible. If it is unfit for the uses for which it was designed, there is nothing left but to break it. As such it became now the fit symbol of the obdurate people of Israel. Their polity, their nationality, their religious system, had to be broken up. The word for "vessel" indicates a large earthen jar with a narrow neck, the "cruse" used for honey in 1Kings 14:3. Its form, bakbuk, clearly intended to represent the gurgling sound of the water as it was poured out, is interesting as an example of onomatop?ia in the history of language. Take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests.--The elders. and therefore the representatives of the civil and ecclesiastical rulers, were to be the witnesses of this acted prophecy of the destruction of all that they held most precious. The word "take" is not in the Hebrew, but either some such verb has to be supplied. or the verb "go" has to be carried on, "Let the ancients . . . go with thee." Verse 1. - A potter's earthen bottle. Dr. Thomson speaks of the extreme cheapness and brittleness of the common pottery of Palestine (comp. Isaiah 30:14). The ancients of the people. The natural popular representatives (comp. Exodus 3:16; 2 Samuel 19:11; 1 Kings 8:1; 1 Kings 20:7). It was an announcement concerning the whole people that Jeremiah was about to make. The ancients of the priests (comp. 2 Kings 19:2).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew This is whatכֹּ֚ה (kōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Go, הָל֛וֹךְ (hā·lō·wḵ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk buy וְקָנִ֥יתָ (wə·qā·nî·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own a clay חָ֑רֶשׂ (ḥā·reś) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2789: Earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd jar בַקְבֻּ֖ק (ḇaq·buq) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1228: A bottle from a potter. יוֹצֵ֣ר (yō·w·ṣêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 3335: To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine Take some of the elders וּמִזִּקְנֵ֣י (ū·miz·ziq·nê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 2205: Old of the people הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and leaders וּמִזִּקְנֵ֖י (ū·miz·ziq·nê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 2205: Old of the priests, הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest Links Jeremiah 19:1 NIVJeremiah 19:1 NLT Jeremiah 19:1 ESV Jeremiah 19:1 NASB Jeremiah 19:1 KJV Jeremiah 19:1 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 19:1 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 19:1 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 19:1 French Bible Jeremiah 19:1 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 19:1 Thus said Yahweh Go and buy (Jer.) |
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