Bible Strands
Jeremiah 18:1
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD initiates a prophetic transmission directly to Jeremiah before commanding him to descend to the potter’s house. This opening occurs at the moment of divine address, preceding the visual instruction in the following verse.
The words — הַדָּבָר (ha.davar) renders literally as "the word," establishing the content as a divine utterance. יְהוָה (Yahweh) identifies the specific covenant name of the speaker issuing the message.
The thread — The text introduces the formulaic declaration that a divine message is being delivered, which structures the subsequent oracle about the potter and the clay. This pattern of divine speech preceding a sign or command recurs throughout the prophetic corpus as a structural marker.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to verify the source of the instruction before examining its content. The verse demands that attention be fixed on the speaker’s authority rather than the listener’s interpretation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,