Then you shall break the bottle ... —Those who heard the prophet and saw his act were not unfamiliar with the imagery. The words o…

Jeremiah summoned witnesses, so that the confirmation of the prophecy might be more fully attested to the people. Regarding the history of this tra…

Then shall you break the bottle in the sight of the men that
go with you .

] The ea…

The potter's vessel, after it is hardened, can never be mended when it is broken. And as the bottle was broken, so will Judah and Jerusalem be brok…

Here, the prophet signifies the previously mentioned punishment through an action.

1. He describes the action: you shall break th…