Bible Strands
Jeremiah 18:2
“Go down at once to the potter’s house, and there I will give you My message.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD speaks to Jeremiah, commanding him to descend immediately to a potter’s workshop to receive a divine utterance. This occurs at the opening of a prophetic vision concerning clay and vessels (Jeremiah 18:1).
The words — The imperative ק֥וּם (kum) means “arise,” paired with וְ/יָרַדְתָּ֖ (ve./ya.rad.Ta), “and you will go down,” emphasizing urgent descent. The phrase אַשְׁמִֽיעֲ/ךָ֥ (‘ash.mi.’a./Kha) literally renders “I will cause to hear you,” marking the delivery of דְּבָרָֽ/י (de.va.Ra/i), “My words.”
The thread — This pattern of immediate descent to receive instruction echoes Acts 9:6, while the broader theme of God speaking through prophets aligns with Hebrews 1:1. The potter motif continues directly in Jeremiah 19:1.
Why it lands — The text demands immediate obedience to a specific location before revelation is granted. It requires the reader to recognize that divine instruction follows a commanded movement, not personal initiative.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
Cross-references
- Hebrews 1:1 On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.
- Acts 9:6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
- Jeremiah 19:1 This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take some of the elders of the people and leaders of the priests,
- Jeremiah 23:22 But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”
- Isaiah 20:2 the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.
- Jeremiah 13:1 This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.”
- Ezekiel 4:1 “Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.
- Amos 7:7 This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand.