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Jeremiah 1:13

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 1:13

Verse 13 of 19

Scripture focus

And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof [is] toward the north.

Jeremiah 1:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 1:13

Theological / Devotional

Pot. Heb. sir, a household vessel used for cooking (see 2 Kings 4:38) and washing (Ps. 60:8). This second vision was a symbol of the “word” that God was watching over to perform, and disclosed the instrumentality that would accomplish that word. The picture is that of a pot placed upon a fire which is made to burn brightly by blowing, hence, a boiling pot (see Job 41:20).

Toward the north. Rather, “from the north.” Apparently the pot was pictured as resting on one side and leaning away from the north, with its mouth ready to pour out its scalding contents southward on the land of Judah.

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