Jeremiah 19:11

Jeremiah 19:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter’s vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.
• New International Version (NIV)and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I will smash this nation and this city just as this potter’s jar is smashed and cannot be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts: So will I break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter's vessel, so that it can never be mended. Men shall bury in Topheth because there will be no place else to bury.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Even so I will break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter’s vessel, which cannot be made whole again; and they shall bury them in Tophet till there is no place to bury.

Context of Jeremiah 19:11

9And I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh during the siege and in the hardship with which their enemies and those who seek their life will torment them.”’ 10“Then you are to break the jar in the sight of the men who accompany you, and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord of armies says: “To the same extent I will break this people and this city, just as one breaks a potter’s vessel, which cannot again be repaired; and they will bury their dead in Topheth, because there is no other place for burial. 12This is how I will treat this place and its inhabitants,” declares the Lord, “so as to make this city like Topheth. 13The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like the place Topheth, because of all the houses on whose rooftops they burned sacrifices to all the heavenly lights and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”’”

Jeremiah 19:11 word by word

וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר׀ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֗וֹת כָּ֣כָה אֶשְׁבֹּ֞ר אֶת־הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ וְאֶת־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁבֹּר֙ אֶת־כְּלִ֣י הַיּוֹצֵ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־יוּכַ֥ל לְהֵרָפֵ֖ה ע֑וֹד וּבְתֹ֣פֶת יִקְבְּר֔וּ מֵאֵ֥ין מָק֖וֹם לִקְבּֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

• and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to them, ‘Thisכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of armiesצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• To the sameכָּ֫כָהkâkâh · thusH3602
• breakשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• a potter’sיָצַרyâtsar · to form: potterH3335
• vesselכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• cannotיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• cannotלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• againעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• be repairedרָפָאrâphâ' râphâh · to healH7495
• buryקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• in Tophethתֹּ֫פֶתtôpheth · TophethH8612
• becauseמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• thereאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725

Cross-references for Jeremiah 19:11

• Jeremiah 13:14Then I will smash them against each other, both the fathers and the sons together,” declares the Lord. “I will not have compassion nor be troubled nor take pity so as to keep from destroying them.”’”
• Psalms 2:9You shall break them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them like earthenware.’”
• Isaiah 30:14Whose collapse is like the smashing of a potter’s jar, So ruthlessly shattered That a shard will not be found among its pieces To take fire from a hearth Or to scoop water from a cistern.”
• Lamentations 4:2The precious sons of Zion, Weighed against pure gold, How they are regarded as earthenware jars, The work of a potter’s hands!
• Revelation 2:27and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of the potter are shattered, as I also have received authority from My Father;
• Jeremiah 19:6therefore, behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but rather the Valley of Slaughter.
• Jeremiah 7:31They have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the Valley of Ben-hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I did not command, and it did not come into My mind.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 19:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Even so will I break this people and this city - The breaking of the bottle was the symbolical representation of the destruction of the city and of the state. That cannot be made whole again - This seems to refer rather to the final destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, than to what was done by the Chaldeans. Jerusalem was healed after 70 years: but nearly 1800 years have elapsed since Jerusalem was taken and destroyed by the Romans; and it was then so…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Made whole again - literally, “healed.” In this lies the distinction between this symbol and that of Jeremiah 18:4. The plastic clay can be shaped and re-shaped until the potter forms with it the vessel he had predetermined: the broken bottle is of no further use, but its fragments are cast away forever upon the heaps of rubbish deposited in Tophet.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-15Verses 10-15 The potter's vessel, after it is hardened, can never be pieced again when it is broken. And as the bottle was broken, so shall Judah and Jerusalem be broken by the Chaldeans. No human hand can repair it; but if they return to the Lord he will heal. As they filled Tophet with the slain sacrificed to their idols, so will God fill the whole city with the slain that shall fall as sacrifices to his justice. Whatever men may think, God will appear…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-13Judah, the nation these leaders represented, would be completely destroyed and beyond repair. Judah would never again be a sovereign nation with a king from David's line (see Jeremiah 33:17–18). The city of Jerusalem would become as defiled as Topheth, the unclean valley (see study note on Jeremiah 7:30–34).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. as one breaketh a potter's vessel--expressing God's absolute sovereignty (Jr 18:6; Psa 2:9; Is 30:14, Margin; La 4:2; Ro 9:20, 21). cannot be made whole again--A broken potter's vessel cannot be restored, but a new one may be made of the same material. So God raised a new Jewish seed, not identical with the destroyed rebels, but by substituting another generation in their stead [Grotius]. no place to bury--(Jr 7:32).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 19:11

• Instruction
• Tophet

In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
• Ancient
• Harden
• Hissing
• Void
• Break
• Philemon, Epistle to
• Potter; Pottery
• Jeremiah
• Topheth

Commentaries on Jeremiah 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings