Jeremiah 1:13 - Exposition

A seething pot . There is a variety of Hebrew words for "pot." The word hero used suggests a vessel of large size, since pottage for a whole company of prophets could be cooked in such. a pot or caldron ( 2 Kings 4:38 ). From Ezekiel 24:11 we may infer that it was of metal. A "seething pot" in ancient Arabic poetry is a figure for war. The same symbol occurs in Ezekiel 24:3-12 , but with a different application. The face thereof is toward the north ; rather, toward the south ; literally, from the face of the north . The "face" of the pet is the side turned to the prophet. We may suppose the contents to be on the point of boiling over.