New English Translation
Jeremiah 19:1
1The Lord told Jeremiah, “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take with you some of the leaders of the people and some of the leaders of the priests.
Jeremiah 19:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord, Go and get a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;
- New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take along some of the elders of the people and of the priests
- English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says the Lord, "Go, buy a potter's earthenware flask, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Thus says the Lord: “Go and get a potter’s earthen flask, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests.
Context of Jeremiah 19:1
The Lord told Jeremiah, “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take with you some of the leaders of the people and some of the leaders of the priests. 2Go out to the part of the Hinnom Valley which is near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Announce there what I tell you. 3Say, ‘Listen to what the Lord says, you kings of Judah and citizens of Jerusalem! The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, “I will bring a disaster on this place that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it ring!
Read all of Jeremiah 19Jeremiah 19:1 word by word
כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הָל֛וֹךְ וְקָנִ֥יתָ בַקְבֻּ֖ק יוֹצֵ֣ר חָ֑רֶשׂ וּמִזִּקְנֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם וּמִזִּקְנֵ֖י הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- Goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- and getקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
- a potter’sיָצַרyâtsar · to form: potterH3335
- earthenחֶ֫רֶשׂchereώ · earthenwareH2789
- bottleבַּקְבֻּקbaqbûq · flaskH1228
- of the ancientsזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
- of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- of the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
Cross-references for Jeremiah 19:1
- Jeremiah 19:10The Lord continued, “Now break the jar in front of those who have come here with you.
- Jeremiah 18:2“Go down at once to the potter’s house. I will speak to you further there.”
- Jeremiah 32:14‘The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, “Take these documents, both the sealed copy of the deed of purchase and the unsealed copy. Put them in a clay jar so that they may be preserved for a long time to come.”’
- Isaiah 30:14It shatters in pieces like a clay jar, so shattered to bits that none of it can be salvaged. Among its fragments one cannot find a shard large enough to scoop a hot coal from a fire or to skim off water from a cistern.”
- Lamentations 4:2The precious sons of Zion were worth their weight in gold – Alas! – but now they are treated like broken clay pots, made by a potter. ג (Gimel)
- 2 Corinthians 4:7But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.
- Jeremiah 26:17Then some of the elders of Judah stepped forward and spoke to all the people gathered there. They said,
- Numbers 11:16The Lord said to Moses, “Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know are elders of the people and officials over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting; let them take their position there with you.
- 1 Chronicles 24:4The descendants of Eleazar had more leaders than the descendants of Ithamar, so they divided them up accordingly; the descendants of Eleazar had sixteen leaders, while the descendants of Ithamar had eight.
- Ezekiel 8:11Seventy men from the elders of the house of Israel (with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them) were standing in front of them, each with a censer in his hand, and fragrant vapors from a cloud of incense were swirling upward.
- Ezekiel 9:6Old men, young men, young women, little children, and women – wipe them out! But do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary!” So they began with the elders who were at the front of the temple.
- Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.
- Matthew 27:1When it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him.
- Acts 4:5On the next day, their rulers, elders, and experts in the law came together in Jerusalem.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 19:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Go and get a potter's earthen bottle - This discourse was also delivered some time in the reign of Jehoiakim. Under the type of breaking a potter's earthen bottle or jug, Jeremiah shows his enemies that the word of the Lord should stand, that Jerusalem should be taken and sacked, and they all carried into captivity. Ancients of the priests - The chiefs of the twenty-four classes which David had established. See 1 Chronicles 24:4.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Get (i. e., purchase) a potter‘s earthen bottle - The “bottle” was a flask with a long neck, and took its name from the noise made by liquids in running out. The ancients - These “elders” were the regularly constituted representatives of the people (see Jeremiah 29:1; Numbers 11:16), and the organization lasted down to our Saviour‘s time Matthew 26:47. Similarly the priests had also their representatives 2 Kings 19:2. Accompanied thus by the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1By the type of breaking an earthen vessel, Jeremiah is to predict the destruction of Judah. Verses 1-9 The prophet must give notice of ruin coming upon Judah and Jerusalem. Both rulers and ruled must attend to it. That place which holiness made the joy of the whole earth, sin made the reproach and shame of the whole earth. There is no fleeing from God's justice, but by fleeing to his mercy.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15Jeremiah performed another parable (see Jeremiah 13:1–14) to show Judah's leaders that the Lord would completely destroy their idolatrous and violent nation.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-15Referred by Maurer, &c., to the beginning of Zedekiah's reign. 1. bottle--Hebrew, bakuk, so called from the gurgling sound which it makes when being emptied. ancients--elders. As witnesses of the symbolic action (Jr 19:10; Is 8:1, 2), that the Jews might not afterwards plead ignorance of the prophecy. The seventy-two elders, composing the Sanhedrim, or Great Council, were taken partly from "the priests," partly from the other tribes, that is, "the…Read the comment
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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
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