Jeremiah 18:6 KJV
O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
Thou and Ye
- you, ye more than one
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
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
- Sovereignty of GodSee the chain from Deuteronomy 4:39 · 13 links
- ClayLink 4 of 5 · next Romans 9:21
Cross References
- Isaiah 64:8 But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
- Isaiah 45:9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
- Matthew 20:15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
- Jeremiah 18:4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
- Daniel 4:23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
- Romans 9:20–21 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? …
- Romans 11:34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
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Topics
- Clay Figurative
- God Sovereign
- Government Unclassified scriptures relating to God in
- Nation Chastised
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible629–588 BC · Jeremiah, in the days of Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- O house לָכֶם lākem Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine plural בֵּית bêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
- cannot לֹא lōʾ Negative אוּכַל ʾûkal יָכֹל Verb · qal imperfect, first person common singular
- I do לַעֲשׂוֹת laʿăśôt עָשָׂה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- with you as this potter הֲכַיּוֹצֵר hăkayyôṣēr יָצַר Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with question, preposition with the הַזֶּה hazzê Pronoun · with the
- saith נְאֻם nĕʾum נְאֻם Noun · masculine singular construct
- the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- Behold, as the clay הִנֵּה hinnê Demonstrative כַחֹמֶר kaḥōmer חֹמֶר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
- in the potter's הַיּוֹצֵר hayyôṣēr יָצַר Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with the
- hand בְּיַד bĕyad יָד Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
- so are ye in mine hand כֵּן kēn Demonstrative אַתֶּם ʾattem Pronoun · second person masculine plural בְּיָדִי bĕyādî יָד Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: first person common singular
- O house בֵּית bêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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