Jeremiah 18:2
1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
“Go down at once to the potter’s house, and there I will reveal My message to you.”
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Go down at once to the potter’s house, and there I will reveal My message to you.”
- KJV
- Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
- WEB
- “Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear my words.”
- ASV
- Arise, and go down to the potter`s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
- DARBY
- Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
- BLB
- “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.
- ÅB
- Stå opp og gå ned til pottemakerens hus, og der vil jeg la deg høre mine ord.
- OTB
- "Stå opp og gå ned til pottemakerens hus, og der vil jeg formidle Mine ord til deg."
- B1930
- Stå op og gå ned til pottemakerens hus, og der vil jeg la dig høre mine ord.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 1:1
On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.
Read in contextActs 9:6
“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Read in contextJeremiah 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.”
Read in contextJeremiah 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,
Read in contextEzekiel 4:1–5
“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.
Read in contextJeremiah 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.”
Read in contextIsaiah 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.
Read in contextAmos 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.
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