So I did as he told me and found the potter working at his wheel.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then I went down to the potter’s house, and behold, he was making a work on the wheels.
- KJV Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
- BSB So I went down to the potter’s house and saw him working at the wheel.
- NKJV Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the wheel.
- NASB So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something on the wheel.
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Quick answer
Jeremiah obeys and finds the potter shaping clay at his wheel. The ordinary scene becomes the stage for revelation.
Overview
The prophet goes down as commanded and watches the craftsman at work on the wheel. His prompt obedience sets up the lesson that follows. The image of the potter at his wheel will illustrate God's sovereign freedom to shape nations and his people according to his purpose.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- John 15:14You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.
- Acts 26:19“Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
- Jonah 1:3But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.
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Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.
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