Of clay. —The reading in the margin, which gives “as clay,” must be regarded as a clerical error, originating, probably, in the de…

The sum of what is taught here is that, as the Jews gloried in God’s singular favor—which, however, had been conferred on them for a different purp…

And the vessel that he made of clay
Which is the matter the vessel is made of: was marred in the hand of…

While Jeremiah observes the potter's work, God darts into his mind two great truths. God has authority, and power, to form and fashion kingdoms and…

1. Here, he shows the obstinacy of the people themselves as if through experience: