Jeremiah 18:2

Modern

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

Traditional

Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

Literal

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

Latin

Surge, et descende in domum figuli, et ibi audies verba mea.

Hebrew

English

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

Jeremiah watched the potter shape a clay jar. The potter then crushed it and began again.

The Lord involved Jeremiah in a lesson using objects. What Jeremiah saw at the potter's shop symbolized what the Lord planned to do with Judah.

Theme notes and profiles

Hebrews 1:1
On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.
Acts 9:6
“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Jeremiah 19:1–2
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,
Jeremiah 23:22
But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”
Jeremiah 13:1
This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.”
Amos 7:7
This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand.
Ezekiel 4:1–5
“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 20:2
…the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.