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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 18:12

And they said - Better, But they say.Imagination - Or, stubbornness, see Jeremiah 3:17. read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 18:11-12

Jeremiah 18:11-12. Now therefore speak to the men of Judah The Lord now commands his prophet to make a particular application of the more general doctrine which he had before delivered. Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I frame evil against you I have a work upon the wheel, which, when finished, will effect your ruin; it is therefore your wisdom now to return from your evil ways, and make your doings good. And they said, There is no hope Thou dost but labour in vain in talking to us. We... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 18:1-23

Lessons from the potter (18:1-23)A potter can make a lump of clay into whatever shape he wants. He can also change the kind of vessel he is making, if he thinks that conditions require it (18:1-4). As a potter determines the kind of vessel he makes, so God determines the destinies of nations, and this is the lesson that the people of Judah must learn (5-6). He may announce judgments on a nation, but he may withdraw those judgments if the nation repents. On the other hand, he may promise... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 18:12

imagination = stubbornness. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 18:12

JUDAH REFUSES TO REPENT"But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do everyone after the stubbornness of his evil heart.""Alas, it was too late; they had gone too far in following the stubbornness of their evil heart; they could only reply, We will follow our own plans."[12]The clay simply would not conform to the Potter's will; and the only options he had were: (1) to cast them off altogether, or (2) design them as a vessel unto dishonor. It was an act of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 18:12

12. no hope—Thy threats and exhortations are all thrown away ( :-). Our case is desperate; we are hopelessly abandoned to our sins and their penalty. In this and the following clauses, "We will walk after our own devices," Jeremiah makes them express the real state of the case, rather than the hypocritical subterfuges which they would have been inclined to put forth. So Isaiah 30:10; Isaiah 30:11. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 18:1-12

The lesson of the potter’s vessel 18:1-12There are indications in this message that God might yet avert judgment (Jeremiah 18:7-8; Jeremiah 18:11), so Jeremiah evidently delivered it sometime before the Babylonians invaded Judah. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 18:12

However, the people would respond that repentance would not bring any change. The situation was hopeless from their viewpoint. Actually, they did not want to change."Here is a sad reflection on the end result of evil-doing and of continuous breach of covenant. A state is reached where all desire and hope of repentance is lost and men are content to follow the uninhibited promptings of their own rebellious and wicked hearts. At this point judgment is inevitable." [Note: Thompson, pp. 435-36.] read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 18:1-18

Jeremiah’s Eleventh Prophecy (Reign of Jehoiakim). Prophecies Illustrated from the Work of the PotterJeremiah 18 gives and explains the figure of the potter’s clay, and tells of the effect upon the people. Jeremiah 19 gives and applies the figure of the potter’s broken vessel, while Jeremiah 20 describes the consequent sufferings of Jeremiah and his complaints.The outrage on the prophet committed by Pashur (Jeremiah 20:2) would certainly not have been permitted in Josiah’s time. On the other... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 18:1-23

1-17. Figure of the potter’s clay.3. The potter’s house] Clay from which pottery was made was found S. of Jerusalem: cp. Zechariah 11:13; Matthew 27:10. The potter teaches Jeremiah important lessons concerning the providential rule of the world. ’As I watched him shaping the pliant clay, remodelling the imperfect vessels until they conformed to his ideal, God revealed to me the manner in which He is able to mould at His will the nations. At the same time I realised that man may render God’s... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 18:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 18:11-12

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 18:1-23

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 18:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 18:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 18:12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 18:1-12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 18:12

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 18:1-18

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 18:1-23

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