Jeremiah 18:3 KJV

Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

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What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

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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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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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