Jeremiah 18:3 KJV
Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.
Words Then and Now
- wrought made; worked Still heard today: wrought iron, iron worked by hand Webster’s 1828 · Work
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Matthew Henry
- God's power over his creatures is represented by the potterWhile Jeremiah looks upon the potter's work, God darts into his mind two great truths. God has authority, and power, to form and fashion kingdoms and nations...
Thompson Chains
- Obedience (2)See the chain from Genesis 6:22 · 15 links
- WheelsStarts here · next Ezekiel 1:15 · 4 links
Cross References
- Jonah 1:3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
- John 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
- Acts 26:19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
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Topics
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible629–588 BC · Jeremiah, in the days of Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Then I went down וָאֵרֵד wāʾērēd יָרַד Verb · qal sequential imperfect, first person common singular · with and
- to the potter's הַיּוֹצֵר hayyôṣēr יָצַר Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with the
- house בֵּית bêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct
- and, behold וְהִנֵּה wĕhinnê הִנֵּה Demonstrative · with and
- he wrought הוּא hûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular עֹשֶׂה ʿōśê עָשָׂה Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
- a work מְלָאכָה mĕlāʾkâ מְלָאכָה Noun · feminine singular
- on the wheels עַל ʿal Preposition הָאָבְנָיִם hāʾobnāyim אֹבֶן Noun · masculine dual · with the
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