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Jeremiah 18:5

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 18:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
Jeremiah 18:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2Arise, and go down to the potter`s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
3Then I went down to the potter`s house, and, behold, he was making a work on the wheels.
4And when the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
5Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
6O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter`s hand, so are ye in my hand, O house of Israel.
7At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;
8if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying.] While he was in the potter’s house, and after he had observed his manner of working, and the change he had made in his work, the Lord spoke to him, and applied it in the following manner.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“18:5-6 The Lord likened himself to this potter. He could set standards of perfection and choose to destroy or reshape his work.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Jeremiah 18:6”
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