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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 18:20

Jeremiah had been laboring earnestly to avert the ruin of his country, but the Jews treated him as farmers do some noxious animal which wastes their fields, and for which they dig pitfalls. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 18:19-23

Jeremiah 18:19-23. Give heed to me, O Lord The people had determined not to give heed to any of his words, (Jeremiah 18:18,) nor to admit any of his complaints, nor take the least notice of his grievances; therefore he appeals to God, as an impartial judge, that would hear both sides, as every judge ought to do. It is a matter of comfort to faithful ministers that, if men will not give heed to their preaching, yet God will give heed to their praying. And hearken to the voice of them that... 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 18:20

Shall . . . ? Figure of speech Erotesis. my soul = me (emphatic). Hebrew. nephesh. App-18 . read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 18:20

20. In the particulars here specified, Jeremiah was a type of Jesus Christ (Psalms 109:4; Psalms 109:5; John 15:25). my soul—my life; me (John 15:25- :). I stood before thee . . . to turn away thy wrath—so Moses (John 15:25- :; compare Ezekiel 22:30). So Jesus Christ, the antitype of previous partial intercessors (Ezekiel 22:30- :). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 18:18-23

Jeremiah’s reaction to a plot against his life 18:18-23This is another section that contains one of Jeremiah’s "confessions." Evidently there were several separate plots against the prophet’s life (cf. Jeremiah 11:18-23; Jeremiah 12:1-6). People hated him because he brought bad news and called them to repent and to return to Yahweh and His covenant, which most of the people did not want to do. But really the people were rejecting Yahweh (cf. 1 Samuel 8:7). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 18:20

Would Yahweh allow evil to happen to him, after he had done good to these opponents but telling them what was good for them? He had urged them to repent-with the promise that they could avoid calamity by turning back to the Lord. 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

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 18:20

(20) They have digged a pit for my soul.—The image has become so familiar that we have all but lost its vividness. What it meant here (as in Psalms 57:6) was that the man was treated as a beast, the prophet who sought their good as the wolf or the jackal whom they entrapped and slew.Remember that I stood before thee.—The phrase is used frequently, though not uniformly, of the act of worship, of the communion of the soul with God (comp. Jeremiah 7:10; Deuteronomy 10:8; Deuteronomy 19:17;... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Jeremiah 18:1-23

God's Pity for Failure Jeremiah 18:4 I. In, every action of the potter God was speaking, and Jeremiah heard and understood. What was the message? This: God's pity for failure 'It was marred, so he made it again' Why did the potter not leave the broken and marred clay, and use a fresh and flawless piece? There was plenty of it at his disposal. Why? Because he knew that if the obstacle that marred it was removed the vessel could be perfected, and so he tried again. Jeremiah was despondent,... read more