Jeremiah

Jeremiah 18:2–4

²“Go down at once to the potter’s house, and there I will give you My message.”

³So I went down to the potter’s house and saw him working at the wheel. ⁴But the vessel that he was shaping from the clay became flawed in his hand; so he formed it into another vessel, as it seemed best for him to do.

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Jeremiah 18:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Go down	וְיָרַדְתָּ֖	wə·yā·raḏ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
at once	ק֥וּם	qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to the potter’s	הַיּוֹצֵ֑ר	hay·yō·w·ṣêr	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3335 form, fashion
house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
and there	וְשָׁ֖מָּה	wə·šām·māh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person feminine singular	H8033 there, thither
I will give you	אַשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥	’aš·mî·‘ă·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
My message	דְּבָרָֽי׃	də·ḇā·rāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1697 speech, word

Jeremiah 18:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I went down	וָאֵרֵ֖ד	wā·’ê·rêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to the potter’s	הַיּוֹצֵ֑ר	hay·yō·w·ṣêr	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3335 form, fashion
house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
and saw him	וְהִנֵּהוּ	wə·hin·nē·hū	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
working	עֹשֶׂ֥ה	‘ō·śeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the wheel	הָאָבְנָֽיִם׃	hā·’ā·ḇə·nā·yim	Article; Noun - md	H70 wheel, disc

Jeremiah 18:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the vessel	הַכְּלִ֗י	hak·kə·lî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he	ה֥וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was shaping	עֹשֶׂ֛ה	‘ō·śeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
from the clay	בַּחֹ֖מֶר	ba·ḥō·mer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2563 cement, mortar, clay
became flawed	וְנִשְׁחַ֣ת	wə·niš·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)
in	הַיּוֹצֵ֑ר	hay·yō·w·ṣêr	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3335 form, fashion
hand	בְּיַ֣ד	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
so he formed	וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙	way·ya·‘ă·śê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
it into another	אַחֵ֔ר	’a·ḥêr	Adjective - masculine singular	H312 another
vessel	כְּלִ֣י	kə·lî	Noun - masculine singular	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
it seemed	בְּעֵינֵ֥י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
best	יָשַׁ֛ר	yā·šar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3474 be smooth, straight, right
for him	הַיּוֹצֵ֖ר	hay·yō·w·ṣêr	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3335 form, fashion
to do	לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃פ	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 18:2 Hebrews 1:1 · Acts 9:6 · Jeremiah 23:22 · Jeremiah 19:1–2

Jeremiah 18:4 Romans 9:20–23 · Jeremiah 18:6 · Isaiah 45:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.