Jeremiah 18:6
“O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.”
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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
If that nation against whom I have pronounced,.... Such a sentence as this, should immediately, upon the above…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
So are ye in mine hand - When a vessel was ruined, the potter did not throw it away, but crushed it together, dashed it…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 18:1-10
The prophet is here sent to the potter's house (he knew where to find it), not to preach a sermon as before to the gates…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
"First of the prophets, Jeremiah proclaims distinctly what had been more or less implied throughout, that predictions…
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