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Jeremiah 18:3 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Jeremiah 18:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 18 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. wheels: or, frames, or, seats”
Jeremiah 18:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 18:3
Jeremiah obeys: "Then I went down to the potter's house." His immediate compliance models prophetic faithfulness—he doesn't question or delay but promptly does as commanded. "Behold, he wrought a work on the wheels" directs attention to the potter actively engaged in his craft. The Hebrew oseh mela'kah (עֹשֶׂה מְלָאכָה, working a work) emphasizes skilled labor requiring expertise and judgment.The potter's wheels (Hebrew ovnayim, אָבְנָיִם, literally "two stones") likely refers to the two-stone turntable system—a lower wheel turned by foot and an upper wheel where the clay was shaped. The potte...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 18:3
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“if you do whatever I command you.”
“and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare”